Elderly
patients with underlying cardiovascular disease such as valvular heart disease,
recent myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation, and congestive heart failure
are more likely to present with acute mesenteric vascular ischemia. These disorders may lead to arterial macro embolization with sudden occlusion of mesenteric arteries.
Patients with chronic mesenteric vascular ischemia due to
severe atherosclerotic obstruction of the mesenteric arteries may develop
sudden thrombosis causing acute vascular ischemic symptoms. Patients with acute
mesenteric vascular ischemia usually present with severe steady abdominal pain
out of proportion to the physical findings. The pain is usually in the mid
abdominal aorta. The patient may be writhing in pain unable to find a
comfortable position. Read more>>>>>>>>>>
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