Understanding Peripheral Vascular Disease (Pvd) in Ayurveda - A Critical Study

Introduction: Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is a slow and progressive circulation disorder. Narrowing, blockage, or spasms in a blood vessel can cause PVD. PVD may affect any blood vessel outside of the heart including the arteries, veins, or lymphatic vessels. In Ayurveda Uttana type of Vatarakta disease can be related with PVD. Peripheral vascular disease is also called peripheral arterial disease. To do a literary study on different aspects of Peripheral Vascular Dis Aim: ease. Objective: To search the details of Peripheral Vascular Disease based on the available literature. A review study has been conducted ba Materials and Methods: sed on the available literary resources from the institutional library. The most common cause of PVD is athero Review of Literature: sclerosis, the build-up of plaque inside the artery wall. Plaque reduces the amount of blood ow to the limbs. It also decreases the oxygen and nutrients available to the tissue. Blood clots may form on the artery walls, further decreasing the inner size of the blood vessel and block off major arteries Discussion: About half the people diagnosed with PVD are asymptomatic. For those with symptoms, the most common rst symptom is painful leg cramping that occurs with exercise and is relieved by rest (intermittent claudication). During rest, the muscles need less blood ow, so the pain disappears. It may occur in one or both legs depending on the location of the clogged or narrowed artery. Those who smoke or have diabetes have the highest risk of complications from PVD because these risk factors also cause impaired blood ow. Peripheral Summary: vascular disease (PVD) is a slow and progressive circulation disorder. Narrowing, blockage, or spasms in a blood vessel can cause PVD. The Ayurvedic understanding of PVD is Uttana vatarakta disease The main goals for treatment of PVD are to control the symptoms and Conclusion: halt the progression of the disease to lower the risk for heart attack, stroke, and other complications. The treatments include Lifestyle changes to control risk factors, medicines to improve blood ow, vascular surgery, angioplasty, etc. Vatarakta (arthritic) treatment shows good results.