Arteriosclerosis Obliterans
"Arteriosclerosis Obliterans" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Common occlusive arterial disease which is caused by ATHEROSCLEROSIS. It is characterized by lesions in the innermost layer (ARTERIAL INTIMA) of arteries including the AORTA and its branches to the extremities. Risk factors include smoking, HYPERLIPIDEMIA, and HYPERTENSION.
| Descriptor ID |
D001162
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.907.137.126.114
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AMPUTATIONS OF THE LOWER EXTREMITY USED FOR ARTERIOSCLEROSIS OBLITERANS. Arch Surg. 1965 Jan; 90:60-4.