A 70-year-old with severe PAD and lifestyle-limiting claudication despite supervised exercise and meds is evaluated. Which indication favors revascula...

Question

A 70-year-old with severe PAD and lifestyle-limiting claudication despite supervised exercise and meds is evaluated. Which indication favors revascularization?

Accepted Answer

Lifestyle-limiting claudication refractory to therapy

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Asymptomatic disease

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Mild claudication only

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Normal ABI

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No tissue loss or pain

us-abim MCQ (SBA): Peripheral Artery Disease

A 70-year-old with severe PAD and lifestyle-limiting claudication despite supervised exercise and meds is evaluated. Which indication favors revascularization?