<p><b>Peripheral vascular disease:</b> A disease of blood vessels outside the heart. Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) affects the <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=8262">peripheral</a> <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2735">circulation</a>, as opposed to the cardiac circulation. PVD comprises diseases of both peripheral arteries and peripheral veins. PVD is sometimes incorrectly used as a synonym for <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=26803">peripheral artery disease</a> (PAD). <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=9218">Intermittent claudication</a> due to inadequate blood flow to the leg is an example of peripheral artery disease (PAD) while varicose veins and <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11255">spider veins</a> are examples of peripheral vein disease.
<p>See: Peripheral artery disease; <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=514">Varicose Veins & Spider Veins</a>.</p>
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