Lower extremity arteriosclerosis obliterans

Although arteriosclerosis in the brain is more harmful, it does not mean that you do not need to pay attention to arteriosclerosis in other parts of the body. You should know that if arteriosclerosis occurs in the lower limbs, it will directly lead to your inability to walk normally. Although it will not endanger life, it will bring great changes to the patient's life. Therefore, I hope that all friends can pay enough attention to lower limb arteriosclerosis obliterans.

Lower limb arteriosclerosis obliterans is a common disease among middle-aged and elderly people, which is closely related to the factors that cause the disease. However, because many middle-aged and elderly people cannot seek timely treatment for their physical discomfort, the symptoms are usually quite serious when lower limb arteriosclerosis obliterans are discovered.

Lower limb arteriosclerosis obliterans (PAD) is caused by the formation of atherosclerotic plaques in the lower limb arteries, which causes stenosis and occlusion of the lower limb arteries, leading to chronic limb ischemia. With the improvement of the overall living standards of society and the aging of the population, the incidence of lower limb arteriosclerosis obliterans has increased year by year.

Lower limb arteriosclerosis obliterans is often accompanied by risk factors such as smoking, diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. The presence and severity of symptoms of lower limb arteriosclerosis obliterans are affected by many factors, including the rate of disease progression, the amount of collateral circulation, and the individual's tolerance. Symptoms generally develop gradually from mild to severe, but when acute thrombosis occurs on the basis of arteriosclerosis obliterans, symptoms may suddenly worsen.

There may be no obvious symptoms in the early stages, or only mild discomfort, such as chills and fever. Afterwards, intermittent claudication symptoms gradually appear, which is a characteristic symptom of lower limb arteriosclerosis obliterans. The symptoms are fatigue and soreness in the affected limb after walking for a certain distance, and the patient is forced to rest for a period of time. The symptoms can be completely relieved after resting, but will reappear after walking again. The walking distance and rest time of each time are generally fixed. In addition, the location of soreness is correlated with the location of vascular lesions. As the lesion progresses, rest pain will occur, that is, pain in the extremities occurs when the patient is resting, which is more likely to occur when lying flat or resting at night. Eventually, ulcers and gangrene may develop in the limbs, often triggered by minor limb injuries.

The severity of clinical manifestations can be divided into Fontine staging or Rutherford staging to increase the objectivity of clinical evaluation and make the results of various clinical treatments more comparable. The Rutherford staging system is currently commonly used, which is divided into seven levels from 0 to 6 from mild to severe.

After learning some relevant knowledge about lower limb arteriosclerosis obliterans, I hope that all middle-aged and elderly friends can pay enough attention to lower limb arteriosclerosis obliterans. In normal times, you must pay attention to controlling blood pressure and blood sugar levels, and be careful not to eat too greasy food, otherwise it will easily aggravate the symptoms of lower limb arteriosclerosis obliterans.