Question

Me. K. is a 57- year - old man who consulted his physician after noticing marked leg pain while playing golf. He had previously noticed increasing fatigue and discomfort in his legs associated with moderate exercise. when sitting for extended periods with legs became red, and sometimes his feet felt numb. His history indicated he smokes cigarettes and is chronically overweight. His blood cholesterol and other lipid levels are abnormal, and his physician suspects peripheral atherosclerosis as the cause of his discomfort.

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Yes due to abnormal cholesterol and lipid levels plaque formation occurs in blood vessels leading to atherosclerosis .

There is history of smoking and obesity chances are much higher of atherosclerosis .