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Revascularisatie bij perifeer vaatlijden van de onderste ledematenPublished by: KCELast published: 2015Revascularisation en cas d’artériopathie périphérique du membre inférieurPublished by: KCELast published: 2015Case history #1
A 50-year-old male diabetic smoker presents with leg pain on exertion for 6 months. He notes bilateral calf cramping with walking. He states that it is worse on his right calf than his left and that it goes away when he stops walking. He has noticed that distance is more limited on an incline or if stairs are present.
Case history #2
A 75-year-old woman with hypertension and hyperlipidaemia presents with abnormal ankle-brachial index on a routine screening. She is able to walk without any discomfort and is active.
Other presentations
Patients with a previously diagnosed history of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) can also present with sudden onset of leg numbness and paralysis. Non-healing leg or foot ulcers may also be the first presentation of PAD.
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