Smoker’s leg: Symptoms & treatment
Brief overview Symptoms: No symptoms for a long time, then mainly pain, possibly pale and cool legs Treatment: Cause treatment, gait training, blood thinning medication, possibly surgery. Causes and risk factors: smoking, calcified arteries as well as high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, chronically high blood lipid levels, overweight Diagnostics: Medical consultation, physical examination, walking test, … Smoker’s leg: Symptoms & treatment