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I am a 74- year-old female and was diagnosed with popliteal artery stenosis in my left calf. When walking briskly, it is bothersome to painful. I stop, stretch and can continue, up to 4 miles most ...

Despite its high prevalence among older adults with diabetes, peripheral artery disease goes largely underrecognized.

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a type of peripheral vascular disease (PVD). PVD involves various blood vessels outside the brain and heart. PAD refers to narrowed or blocked blood vessels that ...

(Reuters Health) - Many patients with peripheral artery disease, a common cause of chronic disability and mobility limitations in the elderly, aren't counseled on lifestyle changes and medications ...

JACKSONVILLE, Florida — Leg pain and leg cramps aren’t always an orthopedic issue: Both can be signs of peripheral artery disease, or PAD, a serious blood-flow issue with implications for the heart.

Time doesn’t heal all wounds. Slow-healing or non-healing open sores on the toes, feet or lower legs can be a sign of peripheral artery disease, a silent and serious condition where narrowed arteries ...

What is peripheral arterial disease (PAD)? It is a destruction of the inner linings of the blood vessels with layering of "plaque" in the arteries. Multiple studies have documented that more than 200 ...

Leading medical societies dedicated to improving vascular health urge patients, providers, and policymakers to act through the Get a Pulse on PAD Campaign Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and ...

When most people think of atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease (CAD) and stroke come to mind, but a strong third player on the atherosclerotic landscape is peripheral artery disease (PAD). This ...