Diseases

Arteriosclerosis Obliterans

Common occlusive arterial disease which is caused by ATHEROSCLEROSIS. It is characterized by lesions in the innermost layer (ARTERIAL INTIMA) of arteries including the AORTA and its branches to the extremities. Risk factors include smoking, HYPERLIPIDEMIA, and HYPERTENSION.

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Common occlusive arterial disease which is caused by ATHEROSCLEROSIS. It is characterized by lesions in the innermost layer (ARTERIAL INTIMA) of arteries including the AORTA and its branches to the extremities. Risk factors include smoking, HYPERLIPIDEMIA, and HYPERTENSION.

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  • Obliterans, Arteriosclerosis

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Arteriosclerosis Obliterans. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001162. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001162
  2. Arteriosclerosis Obliterans. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arteriosclerosis_obliterans
  3. Arteriosclerosis Obliterans. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4797546