Atherosclerosis

Presentation:

• Peripheral arterial disease (PAD): intermittent claudication, exertional leg pain, decreased exercise tolerance, diagnose with ABPI (SBP in foot/SBP in arm) under 0.9 (normal=1), can lead to chronic/critical(rest pain, ischaemic ulcers)/acute limb ischaemia, acute=6 Ps (painful, pallor, pulseless, paralysis, paraesthesia, perishingly cold) + need urgent revascularisation surgery
• ACS: angina/unstable angina/MI, central squeezing/constricting/crushing chest pain, angina occurs on…