Symptoms
About Vascular Disease
The principal cause of vascular disease is a thickening of the artery lining from plaques or fatty deposits. This condition is commonly called “hardening of the arteries.” The arteries are blood vessels that supply blood, oxygen and nutrients to the body from the heart. Narrow, hardened arteries make it more difficult for blood to flow through to reach the destination tissue. Vasuclar disease most commonly affects the arteries of the heart, brain and legs. Depending on where the vascular disease occurs, there are many different symptoms.
Symptoms of Peripheral, Vascular Disease (PVD) and Venous Disease
If you have any of the following symptoms, our simple screenings at Northern Iowa Vasuclar Lab can help your doctor diagnose and treat PVD, varicose veins and related conditions.
- Dizziness
- Numbness, tingling or weakness in your legs
- Burning or aching pain in your feet and toes while resting
- Non-healing sores on your legs or feet
- Buttock pain
- Cold or discolored legs or feet
- Loss of hair on your legs
- Leg swelling
- Leg pain
- Venous ulcers
Symptoms of Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIA) & Cerebral Vascular Disease (Stroke)
- Numbness or weakness of the face, arms or legs
- Confusion or trouble speaking
- Trouble seeing in one or both eyes
- Loss of balance and dizziness
- Severe headache with no known cause