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About this information
NICE clinical guidelines advise the NHS on caring for people with specific conditions or diseases and the treatments they should receive. The information applies to people using the NHS in England and Wales.
This information explains the advice about the care and treatment of people with lower limb peripheral arterial disease that is set out in NICE clinical guideline 147.
Does this information apply to me?
Yes, if you are:
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an adult (18 years or older) and have discomfort, pain or skin changes that suggest lower limb peripheral arterial disease.
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an adult and do not have pain, but have other signs of problems with the blood flow to your legs and feet.
No, if you have a condition called 'acute limb ischaemia', which is when the blood flow to a limb stops suddenly – for example because of a blood clot in an artery.
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