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An elderly patient presented with a five hours history of acute left leg ischaemia with The patient underwent emergency left femoral embolectomy. As she was elderly, the
pain, pallor, paresthesia, and coldness. She denied any history of angina or previous arteries were a little atherosclerotic and calcified. The common femoral artery had a
claudication. Physical example showed irregularly irregular pulse rate and she was weak pulse, the pulseless superficial femoral artery and profunda femoris artery were
hypertensive. The left femoral pulse was very weak. ECG showed atrial fibrillation which dissected out.
was not previously diagnosed.
Femoral Embolsim
CFA
SFA PFA
The left foot was colder
and paler compared to
the right. The left calf
was soft.
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