title: Do you know the treatment of choice in peripheral arterial occlusive disease?
abstract: Five early warning signs can alert you to the presence of acute arterial occlusive disease, which can come on abruptly. It is crucial to differentiate between embolism and thrombosis, since treatment of the former is relatively simple, whereas the latter requires a more complicated surgical procedure.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004617:Embolism / Q000628:therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005121:Extremities / Q000098:blood supply; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000601:surgery