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Overview of Functional Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Overview of Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Aneurysms of Arteries in the Arms, Legs, Heart, and Brain
- Occlusive Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Thromboangiitis Obliterans
- Overview of Functional Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Acrocyanosis
- Erythromelalgia
- Raynaud Syndrome
Functional peripheral arterial disease is much less common than occlusive peripheral arterial disease. Normally, the arteries of the arms and legs widen (dilate) and narrow (constrict) in response to changes in the environment, such as a change in temperature, changes in blood flow, or signals from the brain. Functional peripheral arterial disease usually occurs when the normal mechanisms that dilate and constrict these arteries are exaggerated. The affected arteries constrict more tightly and more often. These changes in constriction can be caused by
Functional peripheral arterial disorders include acrocyanosis, erythromelalgia, and Raynaud syndrome.
- Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Overview of Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Aneurysms of Arteries in the Arms, Legs, Heart, and Brain
- Occlusive Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Thromboangiitis Obliterans
- Overview of Functional Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Acrocyanosis
- Erythromelalgia
- Raynaud Syndrome
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People with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome are born with an extra electrical pathway between the upper chambers of the heart (atria) and the lower chambers (ventricles). This extra pathway makes which of the following more likely to occur?
