What is Peripheral Artery Disease? Peripheral Artery Disease occurs when the buildup present on the walls of blood vessels cause to them get narrow. Generally, it occurs in patients with Type-2 diabetes. These patients are also prone to heart problems and high cholesterol. As per a report, nearly every third person having diabetes and above the age of 50 suffers from this disease. According to Dr Nikhil Bansal, PAD is a very serious disease because the PAD patients are on high risk of heart problems such as stroke and heart attack. He told us that most of the patients don’t even know that they are suffering from this condition, as there are no such severe initial symptoms. But if you observe the symptoms then you must report to the doctor.
Symptoms of Peripheral Artery Disease ➔ Following are the symptoms of PAD ➔ Pain in thigh and calf muscles after walking and climbing stairs. ➔ Numbness and weakness in Leg ➔ Sore on the toes, along with feet and legs ➔ Colour change in the legs ➔ Hair loss on legs plus slower growth of hair ➔ Decrease in the growth of toenails.
Causes ➔Diabetes ➔Smoking ➔High Blood Pressure ➔Obesity ➔Age ➔Cholesterol