1. Infrarenal Aortic Occlusion.
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Hirsch, Alan T. and Miedema, Michael D.
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ABDOMINAL aorta , *ARTERIAL occlusions , *ARTERIAL diseases , *ARTERIOSCLEROSIS , *LEG abnormalities , *STATINS (Cardiovascular agents) , *DISEASES - Abstract
The article focuses on the case of a 55 year old female smoker with hyperlipidemia who awoke with an acute onset of bilateral leg numbness and weakness. A discussion of diagnostic testing, including computed tomographic angiography, which was performed on the woman and revealed complete occlusion of the infrarenal abdominal aorta, is presented. A successful treatment strategy that was implemented with the woman, and which included antiplatelet therapy, statin therapy and smoking cessation intervention, is discussed.
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- 2008
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