Peripheral artery disease (PAD) involves a debilitating narrowing of arteries in the legs, and the National Institutes of Health estimates that 1 in every 20 Americans over 50 is affected. Research ...

The new joint guideline from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology provides recommendations to guide clinicians in the treatment of patients with lower extremity ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite guidelines to outline best practices for care of patients with PAD, there is great variability in ...

A few years ago, Dale Smith was unable to walk more than 10 or 15 paces at work before leg and toe pain forced her to sit and rest. As assistant manager of a grocery store in Beebe, AR, that was a big ...

A common diabetes medication does not help people with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and without diabetes walk farther, ...

When you have peripheral artery disease (PAD), arteries that carry blood to your arms and legs harden and narrow. This usually happens due to a buildup of plaque, made up of fats and other substances, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s no secret that as we get older, our bodies start to react differently to the same activities. Clutching the pages of a ...

The recent New York Times article highlighting inappropriate treatment patterns among patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) has made a serious but much needed impact on patients and physicians ...

Diabetes is a growing epidemic in the United States. Sadly, 1 in 4 people over the age of 65 in the U.S. have diabetes. Those people also have a 25% chance of losing some part of their foot or leg to ...

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 ...