For many people, peripheral vascular disease causes no symptoms, or they may develop slowly over time. For others, the most common symptom is painful, aching or tired legs with walking or exercise. This is called intermittent claudication and is due to the lack of blood flow. It always occurs with activity and gets better with rest.
Other symptoms include:
Legs and feet
- hair loss
- changes in skin colour, such as turning pale or blue
- cramps
- chronic ulcers
- changes in temperature – one leg may feeler colder than the other
- slow growing toenails
Rest of your body
- erectile dysfunction in men
- transient ischaemic attack
- stroke.
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