A 64-year-old man with a history of peripheral vascular disease and hypertension presented
to the emergency department with a 10-day history of bilateral toe pain. Six weeks
earlier, he had been admitted to the hospital with chest pain. At that time, he was
diagnosed with an acute myocardial infarction, and he underwent angioplasty with stent
placement. During his hospital stay, the patient complained of worsening right lower-extremity
claudication. Angiography indicated right superficial femoral artery occlusion. He
was started on warfarin with a plan to perform lower-extremity revascularization at
a future date.
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Parwathi Uma Paniker, MD, Section Editor
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