Diseases

Peripheral Vascular Diseases

Pathological processes involving any one of the BLOOD VESSELS in the vasculature outside the HEART.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Pathological processes involving any one of the BLOOD VESSELS in the vasculature outside the HEART.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Diseases, Peripheral Vascular
  • Peripheral Angiopathies
  • Vascular Diseases, Peripheral
  • Angiopathies, Peripheral
  • Angiopathy, Peripheral
  • Disease, Peripheral Vascular
  • Peripheral Angiopathy
  • Peripheral Vascular Disease
  • Vascular Disease, Peripheral

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

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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Indexing Annotation

coordinate IM with specific blood vessel (IM) and specific disease (IM) if pertinent; note PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE is also available; inflammatory disease = probably VASCULITIS

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History Note

92

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Previous Indexing

  • Vascular Diseases (1966-1991)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Peripheral Vascular Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016491. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016491
  2. Peripheral Vascular Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26695607