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Symptoms can include: Leg or buttock pain with exercise. ... with the highest risk after ages 45 in men and 55 in women. ... Treatment. The primary treatment for atherosclerosis is making ...
Symptoms: Leg pain when walking that resolves with rest, skin ulcers, bluish skin, cold skin, [2] [3] loss of hair, unusually smooth or shiny skin: Complications: Infection, amputation [4] Causes: Atherosclerosis, artery spasm [5] [6] Risk factors: Cigarette smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol. [4] [7] Diagnostic method
Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is a medical condition characterized by blood pooling in the veins, leading to increased pressure and strain on the vein walls. [1] The most common cause of CVI is superficial venous reflux, which often results in the formation of varicose veins, a treatable condition. [2]
Conservative treatments such as support stockings should not be used unless treatment was not possible. The symptoms of varicose veins can be controlled to an extent with the following: Elevating the legs often provides temporary symptomatic relief. Advice about regular exercise sounds sensible but is not supported by any evidence. [34]
Symptoms of acute compartment syndrome (ACS) include severe pain, decreased blood flow, decreased movement, numbness, and a pale limb. [5] It is most often due to physical trauma, like a bone fracture (up to 75% of cases) or a crush injury. [3] [6] It can also occur after blood flow returns following a period of poor circulation. [4]
For both men and women, the most common heart-attack symptoms are chest pain and shortness of breath. “But women are much more likely than men to present with what we call atypical symptoms ...
The condition is commonly associated with vascular and cardiac changes associated with aging but can be caused by many other conditions, including congestive heart failure, kidney failure, liver cirrhosis, portal hypertension, trauma, alcoholism, altitude sickness, pregnancy, hypertension, sickle cell anemia, a compromised lymphatic system or merely long periods of time sitting or standing ...
Symptoms may also include intermittent claudication or pain at rest. In late stages, paresthesia is replaced by anesthesia (numbness) due to death of nerve cells. [ 11 ] In severe cases, gangrene can occur suddenly and spread rapidly, [ 12 ] and should be treated within six hours of ischaemia.