Peripheral Arterial Disease: Symptoms & Treatment - Video

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0:02 On the Periphery
0:45 Aortic Dissection and Aneurysm
4:04 Peripheral Arterial Disease
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Instructor Artem Cheprasov Show bio

Artem has a doctor of veterinary medicine degree.

This lesson discussed three different conditions that can occur as a result atherosclerosis. One of them is known as aortic aneurysm. This refers to the dilation of the aorta greater than 50% of its diameter. The other problem that atherosclerosis may lead to is known as an aortic dissection. This refers to the ripping apart of the tunica media of the aorta by way of blood entering through a tear in the tunica intima. Read Peripheral Arterial Disease: Symptoms & Treatment Lesson

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