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microvascular disease

Etiology: - term generally used in reference to complications of diabetes - emerging concept of coronary microvascular disease Pathology: - refers to disease of small blood vessels (arterioles, venules & capillaries) - progression of retinopathy - nephropathy - neuropathy Complications: - increased risk for below knee amputation - increases risk even in patients with peripheral arterial disease [1]

Related

capillary disease macrovascular microvascular

Specific

cardiac microvascular dysfunction

General

vascular disease (vasculopathy) diabetes mellitus complication

References

  1. Beckman JA, Duncan MS, Damrauer SM et al Microvascular Disease, Peripheral Artery Disease and Amputation. Circulation. July 2019 PMID: 31280589 https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.119.040672