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Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)

What organs are affected by peripheral artery disease?

PAD usually affects the arteries supplying the leg and foot. However being systemic disease can also affect the arteries leading to the brain (leading to stroke), kidneys (renal artery stenosis causing high blood pressure and kidney failure), stomach and bowel (mesenteric ischaemia causing weight loss and bowel infarction) and arms.