title: Common manifestations of degenerative arterial disease.
abstract: The major focus of preventive medicine in the aged must be on the clinical consequences of peripheral arteriosclerosis rather than the disease process itself. Treating risk factors may be of some limited benefit. However, of most crucial importance is careful attention to premonitory symptoms and the state of the peripheral pulses including the abdominal aorta.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D001162:Arteriosclerosis Obliterans / Q000150:complications; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007511:Ischemia; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010808:Physical Examination; D011859:Radiography; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000628:therapy; D013349:Subclavian Steal Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging