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The disease develops slowly. When problems arise, most had changes in blood vessels in many years.

Impaired blood supply can cause the typical symptoms, primarily pain in the legs (or thighs) when walking. Often, patients can enter almost exactly how far they can go, before the pain begins. After resting a bit, you can go the same route again.

For regular medical examination can detect impaired circulation in the arteries of the painful leg by the pulse of the foot is diminished or gone. Pulse is investigated in the groin, the knees and feet. You can also listen with a stethoscope that there are narrow sections of the arteries in the abdomen or groin while there are often other signs of impaired circulation as dry and shiny skin, cold skin, hair loss on legs, brittle nails - and ulceration. Wound that heal later than normal is typical.

Safe diagnosis is made by measuring the difference between blood pressure at the ankle and arm (ankle-arm index). This is done with normal blood pressure measuring and recording pulse with a pulse meter (Doppler) usually blood pressure in the ankle as high or slightly higher than in the arm. At the arteriosclerotic process, the pressure in the ankle is reduced. If the pressure in the ankle is more than 10%, reduction compared to arm pressure, the diagnosis is certain.

Diagnosis can, if necessary, confirmed by ultrasound. Alternatively, we are also X-ray, CT or MRI as preparation for surgery.

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