Arteriosclerosis obliterans
| Arteriosclerosis obliterans | |
|---|---|
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| Abdominal aorta | |
| Specialty | Cardiology |
| Symptoms | pain, numbness, and fatigue in the muscles on exercise. |
Arteriosclerosis obliterans is an occlusive arterial disease most prominently affecting the abdominal aorta and the small- and medium-sized arteries of the lower extremities, which may lead to absent dorsalis pedis, posterior tibial, and/or popliteal artery pulses.[1]: 842
It is characterized by fibrosis of the tunica intima and calcification of the tunica media.
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