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Whats the difference between PVD and DVT? Does PVD lead to DVT??

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Peripheral Vascular Disease - Texas Heart Institute Heart Information Center (Excellent!)

Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD, Peripheral Artery Disease, PAD)- Causes, Symptoms, Signs, Diagnosis, Treatment - MedicineNet

Deep Vein Thrombosis (Blood Clot in the Legs) Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention on MedicineNet.com

Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) / Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) - Stanford Hospital & Clinics - Stanford Medicine

Yahoo! Canada Answers - What are the major differences between deep vein thrombosis and peripheral artery disease?

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Many students get into difficulty because they aren't dead certain sure about the meaning of words or abbreviations. Until you are, never proceed on anything until you find out. This is a great example of why-- PVD is generally considered arterial (even though of course there is such a thing as venous disease, PVD says "arterial" to anyone in vascular work), and the V in DVT says something.

PVD is peripheral vascular disease ...could result from any number of things. PAD is peripheral arterial disease and both have very different signs and symptoms. A DVT is a deep vein thrombosis....very different.

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