What are the Symptoms of a Blocked Artery in Upper Limb?

Thoracic Aortic / January 21, 2021

Arm Ischemia can be either Acute or Chronic ischemic etiology.  The classic symptoms of Acute Arm Ischemia involves the “six P’s”: pain, pallor, paraesthesia, paralysis, pulselessness, poikilothermia. The fingers and hand are often cool with obvious colour changes. Numbness and tingling are common. Motor dysfunction and Wrist pulses are usually absent.  CHRONIC ARM ISCHEMIA Manifestations …

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