2006-10-10 10:09:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
If someone has peripheral vascular disease which has resulted in amputation, the amputation does not cure the disease. This is a severe manifestation of disease. The risk of having a heart attack, stroke or kidney failure is high. There needs to be lifelong treatment with diet, exercise and medications to control blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes if present. Do not let someone tell you that the cholesterol is not high. If there has been an amputation due to peripheral vascular disease, the cholesterol is too high. Additionally quitting smoking is essential.
2006-10-11 05:41:35 · answer #1 · answered by 96dock 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, in a trivial way you could say that since you no longer have the peripheral vasculature that was diseased, but in reality, peripheral vascular disease or PVD is usually present everywhere, though it may not be severe enough to be symptomatic in all places, so you should still continue to be treated for the disease.
2006-10-10 17:15:29 · answer #2 · answered by The Doc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. If your legs get amputated your lower extremeties no longer have the disease but the name is Peripheral Vascular which means your Aorta and Carotid Arteries or Subclavian arteries can still have blockages.
2006-10-14 15:21:11 · answer #3 · answered by lttleone5 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, pretty much.
dont smoke ok?
2006-10-10 21:58:03 · answer #4 · answered by drinda_house 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋