The correct answer is "coarctation of the aorta". In coarctation of the aorta, there is an abnormal narrowing of the aorta, most commonly in the abdominal aorta, which compromises blood flow from going into the lower extremities. Patients with coarctation of the aorta most commonly presents with tachypnea as this is a high pressure congenital heart defect which makes breathing harder for the baby; diminished femoral pulses and poor lower body perfusion as the narrowing compromises blood flow. In physical examination, there will be a narrow ankle-brachial index, or the difference between the pulse pressures of the ankle (lower extremity) and the brachium (upper extremity).
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<span>Atherosclerotic
peripheral vascular disease is symptomatic with at least 50% occlusion. The primary peripheral symptom, due to ischemia, is calf pain.
</span>This disease is a form of arterial insufficiency, which means that blood circulation through the arteries is decreased.<span>Other symptoms include painful cramping in the hip, thigh or calf muscles after certain activities, such as walking or climbing stairs (claudication)<span> and leg numbness or weakness.</span></span>
