What is peripheral arterial disease?

Peripheral arterial disease or peripheral artery occlusive disease refers to the atherosclerosis (obstruction or narrowing) of arteries in the peripheral vascular system. This does not include coronary (heart) arteries, the aorta, or arteries in the brain.

How do members experience peripheral arterial disease?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with peripheral arterial disease*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for peripheral arterial disease*

Who has peripheral arterial disease on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 6
30s 9
40s 31
50s 68
60s 137
70+ 148

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 134
Female 261

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What is peripheral arterial disease?

Peripheral arterial disease or peripheral artery occlusive disease refers to the atherosclerosis (obstruction or narrowing) of arteries in the peripheral vascular system. This does not include coronary (heart) arteries, the aorta, or arteries in the brain.



Common symptoms reported by people with peripheral arterial disease

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for peripheral arterial disease

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Compare treatments taken by people with peripheral arterial disease

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have peripheral arterial disease through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with peripheral arterial disease? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has peripheral arterial disease on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 177 say peripheral arterial disease is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 6
30s 9
40s 31
50s 68
60s 137
70+ 148
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 5
30-39 years 19
40-49 years 36
50-59 years 38
60-69 years 15
70+ years 7

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 134
Female 261

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 148
Not Diagnosed 4

These charts show data from peripheral arterial disease patients who have completed their condition history
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