PELVIC AND LOW LIMB ARTERIES THROMBOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH AN ABDOMINAL AORTIC CALCIFICATION: CLINICAL MANIFISTATION AND TREATMENT STRATEGY
A total of 98 patients with an acute low limb thrombosis have been enrolledto the study. The patients have been divided into two groups: 46 - patients with an abdominal aortic calcification (study group), and 52 - patients without objective signs of an abdominal aortic calcification control group). Aortoiliac localization, rapid progression in the severity of low limb ischemiaand hypercoagulable state with low natural anticoagulants levels were found as typical markers of a low limb arteries thrombosis in patients with an abdominal aortic calcification. The authors have recommended that an extremely active surgical strategy in managing of a low limb arteries thrombosis in patients with an abdominal aortic calcification should be considered due to ineffective of anticoagulants and thrombolytics.