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Peripheral Arterial Disease MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Tree Number(s)
C14.907.137.126.307.500
C14.907.617.671
Unique ID
D058729
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058729
Annotation
coordinate IM with specific peripheral artery IM if pertinent
Scope Note
Lack of perfusion in the EXTREMITIES resulting from atherosclerosis. It is characterized by INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION, and an ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX of 0.9 or less.
Entry Term(s)
Peripheral Arterial Diseases
Peripheral Artery Disease
NLM Classification #
WG 550
Previous Indexing
Arterial Occlusive Diseases (1963-2010)
Peripheral Vascular Diseases (1991-2010)
Public MeSH Note
2011; for PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASES see PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES 2007-2010
History Note
2011; for PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASES use PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES 2007-2010
Date Established
2011/01/01
Date of Entry
2010/06/25
Revision Date
1955/01/01
Peripheral Arterial Disease Preferred
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