Case 5
Sudden painful, pale leg
A 72-year-old man with atrial fibrillation develops sudden severe pain in the left leg. The leg is pale and cold below the mid-thigh, with absent femoral and distal pulses, reduced sensation over the foot but preserved power.
Surgery › Vascular › Arterial disease
acute limb ischaemia
embolism
heparin
Rutherford