DESCRIPTION
History
and palpation of pulses confirms diagnosis.
GENERAL MEASURES
Smoking cessation is essential and is the single most important intervention to prevent progression.
Exercise within exercise tolerance and other lifestyle modifications.
See section 3.1: Ischaemic heart disease and atherosclerosis, prevention.
MEDICINE TREATMENT
Long-term
prophylaxis for thrombosis:
• Aspirin, oral, 75–150 mg daily with food.
HMGCoA reductase inhibitors, e.g.:
• Simvastatin, oral, 10 mg daily.
Therapy should be initiated together with appropriate lifestyle modification.
Ischaemic heart disease and atherosclerosis, prevention.
REFERRAL
» Ongoing vascular insufficiency, which may be surgically reversible.
Source Further reading
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