peripheral arterial
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- Left untreated, peripheral arterial disease can lead to chronic leg ischaemia, causing pain, foot ulcers and gangrene, and increasing the risk of amputation.
- Peripheral arterial disease is a main cause of morbidity in industrialised countries.
- Severe narrowing (stenosis) of the carotid artery is an important cause of stroke.
- Carotid artery stenosis (CAS) due to the presence of atherosclerotic plaque (AP) is a frequent medical condition and a known risk factor for stroke, and it is also known from literature that several risk factors promote the AP development, in particular aging, smoke, male sex, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, smoke, diabetes type 1 and 2, and genetic factors.