The peripheral vascular disease is due to the atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is a condition where lipid like substance sticks inside the arteries and making it narrower. Cholesterol is a fatty substance which might gets deposited inside the arteries if present in large amount. Cholesterol generally builds up in your bloodstream.

The high amount of cholesterol can hamper the arteries. That’s why it is linked with peripheral vascular disease where the arteries affected are of the legs. It is seen that if a patient has a peripheral vascular disease he might also suffer the damage of the arteries in the other areas. That’s why cholesterol can be very lethal for your body as it can cause heart related diseases. The cholesterol is of two types namely the LDL- cholesterol and HDL- cholesterol. The low density lipoprotein is bad cholesterol which tends to deposit the cholesterol in the artery walls, whereas the high density lipoprotein is good cholesterol which tends to remove the cholesterol particles from the arteries.

Peripheral vascular disease is a condition where high levels of cholesterol mixes up with the different substances like the calcium and dead tissues can form up a plaque like substance which is wax like substance. When there is enough plaque deposited it narrows the arteries causing restricted blood supply, if this isn’t controlled it can cause severe heart problems and peripheral vascular disease might worsen.