A 61-year-old with PAD and claudication started supervised exercise and medical therapy but still has lifestyle-limiting symptoms after 3 months. Dupl...

Question

A 61-year-old with PAD and claudication started supervised exercise and medical therapy but still has lifestyle-limiting symptoms after 3 months. Duplex shows focal SFA stenosis. Next step?

Accepted Answer

Consider endovascular revascularization

Answer

Immediate bypass surgery

Answer

No further therapy

Answer

Start full-dose rivaroxaban 20 mg daily

Answer

Add cilostazol without revascularization ever

us-abim MCQ (SBA): PAD Revascularization

A 61-year-old with PAD and claudication started supervised exercise and medical therapy but still has lifestyle-limiting symptoms after 3 months. Duplex shows focal SFA stenosis. Next step?