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Abstract: . . . overnight stay. Bypass surgery is only required in the most severe cases and this may necessitate admission for up to two weeks. Ischaemic Rest Pain Severe, extensive peripheral arterial disease can lead to persistent pain in the foot and toes particularly at night. Classically, the patient hangs his leg out of the bed in order to . . . . . . “Prediction of mortality and morbidity with a 6-minute walk test in patients with left ventricular dysfunction”. JAMA 270: 1702-7. 4. Reekers JA, Bolia A “Percutaneous intravascular extraluminal (subintimal) recanalisation: how to do it yourself”. Eur. J. Radiol. 1998, 28: 192-8. . . . . . . knee). Amputation is most likely to be necessary in those patients who continue to smoke. F i n a l l y, because of the probability of significant coronary artery disease , patients who require vascular surgery to the lower limb(s) may need coronary artery revascularisation as a prelude. Page 2 . . . --1084,3,181,1260,5418
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