Peripheral artery disease (PAD) happens when fatty buildup (“plaque”) slowly clogs the blood vessels that carry blood to your legs and feet. This reduces blood flow to the muscles and skin, which can ...

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a condition where plaque builds up in the arteries leading away from the heart, mainly in the arteries leading to extremities. This narrows the arteries and impairs ...

Peripheral Artery Disease happens when your arteries narrow, usually due to fatty plaque buildup. PAD can happen in any blood vessel, but it most commonly affects the legs rather than the arms. That ...

Though many people think of injuries or accidents when they think of amputations, more than half result from complications of cardiovascular issues, leading amputations caused by the effects of ...

Leg pain isn’t always just “normal aches.” Sometimes, it’s your body waving a red flag about deeper blood flow problems. One of the biggest culprits is Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD), a sneaky ...

Leg pain, cramps, or cold feet may signal blocked leg arteries — not just fatigue. Dr. Sumit Kapadia warns that poor ...

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 ...

September is Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Awareness Month, a time to take action against a disease that affects more than 10 million Americans and is the largest cause of nontraumatic amputations ...

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 ...