Peripheral Artery Disease in Spanish

What it means

Peripheral artery disease (PAD), also called peripheral arterial disease, happens when there is a narrowing of the blood vessels outside of the heart. The cause of PAD is atherosclerosis: plaque, a substance made up of fat and cholesterol, builds up on the walls of the arteries that supply blood to the arms and legs. This can reduce or stop blood flow, usually to the legs. MedlinePlus says many people who have PAD do not have any symptoms; when there are symptoms, they may include pain, numbness, achiness, or heaviness in the leg muscles when walking or climbing stairs. The main risk factor for PAD is smoking. In Spanish the term is enfermedad arterial periférica.

Peripheral Artery Disease in Spanish

Spanish term: Enfermedad arterial periférica
Gender and article: feminine: la enfermedad arterial periférica
Pronunciation: en-fehr-meh-DAHD ar-teh-RYAHL peh-ree-FEH-ree-kah

Other Spanish terms	Where it is used	Note
EAP	General	Abbreviation of the Spanish name; MedlinePlus en español lists it under "Otros nombres" for this topic.
arteriopatía periférica	General	Name used by the Spanish-language NHLBI page, which adds that the condition is also called enfermedad arterial periférica.
enfermedad vascular periférica	General	Listed by MedlinePlus en español under "Otros nombres" for this topic.

Enfermedad arterial periférica is the title of the MedlinePlus en español topic page, which lists EAP and enfermedad vascular periférica as other names. The Spanish-language page of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) is titled with arteriopatía periférica instead, says that it is also called enfermedad arterial periférica, and keeps the English abbreviation PAD in its Spanish text. The MedlinePlus en español encyclopedia article is titled Arteriopatía periférica en las piernas and writes la enfermedad arterial periférica (EAP).

The two publishers also use different words for the cause: MedlinePlus en español writes arterioesclerosis and NHLBI writes aterosclerosis. Other words from these pages are placa (plaque), estrechamiento de las arterias (narrowing of the arteries) and flujo sanguíneo (blood flow). The encyclopedia article lists claudicación intermitente and vasculopatía periférica among its alternative names.

Phrases for an appointment

What a patient or a clinician might say, in English and Spanish:

Who	English	Spanish
Patient	My calves hurt when I walk two blocks, and the pain goes away when I rest.	Me duelen las pantorrillas cuando camino dos cuadras, y el dolor se me quita cuando descanso.
Clinician	Do you smoke, or have you smoked in the past?	¿Fuma o ha fumado antes?
Patient	I smoked for twenty years, and I have diabetes.	Fumé durante veinte años y tengo diabetes.
Clinician	I am going to check the pulses in your legs and feet.	Voy a revisarle el pulso en las piernas y los pies.
Patient	I have a sore on my toe that is not healing.	Tengo una llaga en un dedo del pie que no sana.
Clinician	You may have peripheral artery disease; the arteries in your legs may be narrowed.	Es posible que tenga enfermedad arterial periférica; puede que las arterias de las piernas estén estrechadas.
Patient	Does that mean that not enough blood is reaching my legs?	¿Eso quiere decir que no me llega suficiente sangre a las piernas?
Clinician	We are going to order a test to compare the blood pressure in your ankle and in your arm.	Vamos a pedirle una prueba para comparar la presión arterial del tobillo con la del brazo.

In 9 languages

Language	Term
English	Peripheral Artery Disease
Spanish (Español)	Enfermedad arterial periférica
Chinese (中文)	周邊動脈疾病
Korean (한국어)	말초동맥질환
Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)	Bệnh động mạch ngoại biên
Filipino (Tagalog)	Peripheral Artery Disease
Portuguese (Português)	Doença arterial periférica
Thai (ภาษาไทย)	โรคหลอดเลือดแดงส่วนปลาย
Japanese (日本語)	末梢動脈疾患

Where you'll see it

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Related ICD-10-CM category

ICD-10-CM code: I70 → Atherosclerosis

Related terms

Your right to an interpreter in the United States

If English is not your primary language and you have difficulty communicating in English, you may need an interpreter or a translated document when you visit a doctor or dentist, go to the emergency room or pick up a prescription. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights states that two federal laws, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, require programs that receive its funding to provide language access services free of charge.

You can ask when you make the appointment or at the front desk: "I need an interpreter, please." «Necesito un intérprete, por favor.»

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Sources

This page is a language reference. It is not medical advice.