Affecting some 204 million people worldwide, peripheral artery disease (PAD) is not to be taken lightly. It is strongly associated with coronary artery disease and diabetes, while the risk of ...
Leg pain and leg cramps aren’t always an orthopaedic issue: Both can be signs of peripheral artery disease (PAD), a serious blood flow issue with implications for the heart. In PAD, narrowed ...
Peripheral artery angioplasty is a procedure to treat peripheral arterial disease of the legs. The procedure widens narrowed arteries in the pelvis or legs. It can help blood flow better. This may ...
In peripheral vascular disease, the blood vessels in a person’s legs become narrow. People begin feeling pain in their legs, and wounds develop that won’t heal on pressure points like the ...