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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
The location of the pain is a clue on which artery’s involved—if it’s the hips and the buttocks, think lower aorta or iliac, if it’s the thigh, think iliac or common femoral artery, for the upper ⅔ of the calf, the superficial femoral artery, the lower 1/3—the popliteal artery, and finally for the foot—think tibial or peroneal ...
Chronic diabetes can lead to several problems, one of which is Diabetic Angiopathy. Individuals with diabetic angiopathy notice a constriction in their arteries. This cause many organs to receive insufficient blood and oxygen, which might eventually cause harm. High blood sugar is the primary cause of diabetic angiopathy. Excessive blood sugar ...
This testing uncovered calcified arteries and a collection of soft tissue near the femoral arteries and veins, which lead to a disruption in the right femoral artery. Extensive analysis of the individual's condition lead medical professionals to the conclusion that Mönckeberg's arteriosclerosis was suspected as the cause for their symptoms.
Once signs and symptoms of acute limb ischemia are identified, the cause and location of the occlusion and its severity need to be addressed. A clinical pulse examination can be done to detect the location of the occlusion by finding the area where the pulse is detected until the area where the pulse disappears.
Each year in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 735,000 people have a heart attack and 610,000 people die of coronary heart disease (CHD).
Also arterial hyalinosis and arteriolar hyalinosis refers to thickening of the walls of arterioles by the deposits that appear as homogeneous pink hyaline material in routine staining. [3] It is a type of arteriolosclerosis, which refers to thickening of the arteriolar wall and is part of the aging process.
Numbness and tingling in an arm or leg [1] [2] Paleness [1] [2] of the skin of the arm or leg; Muscle weakness of an arm or leg, [1] [2] possibly to the grade of paralysis [2] Later symptoms are closely related to infarction of the tissue supplied by the occluded artery: Blisters of the skin in the affected area [1] Shedding of skin ...