arterial occlusive disease

Introduction

A term used in reference to occlusion of arteries by a combination of atherosclerosis & platelet aggregation or (less commonly) arterial thrombosis.

Also see:

• peripheral arterial disease
• carotid stenosis
• coronary artery disease

Genetics

• implicated genes
  • CHRNA3 (peripheral arterial occlusive disease type 2)

More general terms

• arterial disease

More specific terms

• arterial stenosis
• arterial thrombosis
• arteriosclerosis
• mesenteric ischemia (ischemic enteritis)
• peripheral arterial disease; peripheral artery atherosclerosis (PAD)
• vasospasm
• vertebrobasilar disease

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/612052