Bypass surgery.In this operation, arteries from other parts of the body are moved to bypass clogged arteries and help oxygen-rich blood reach its target destination. Balloon angioplasty.This procedure helps open clogged arteries that have become partially or fully blocked by opening up the blockage ...
In the arteries in your arms and legs, you may have leg pain when walking, called claudication. This is a symptom of peripheral artery disease (PAD). You also might have lower blood pressure in the affected arm or leg. In the arteries leading to your kidneys, you may get high blood pr...
The article offers information on the findings of the study which states that if a person has a family medical history of peripheral artery disease (PAD), one is nearly twice as likely to get the condition.EBSCO_AspHarvard Heart Letter
More than 200 million people worldwide have PAD, where arteries in the legs are clogged, restrictingblood flowand raising the risk of heart attack and stroke. PAD is the leading cause of lower limb amputation. Evidence suggests that equal or greater numbers of women have the condition, and th...
More than 200 million people globally haveperipheral artery disease(PAD), where arteries in the legs are clogged, restricting blood flow and increasing the risk of stroke and heart attack. Dr. Yuan said, "Insufficient night-time sleep and daytime napping have previously been associated with a rai...
Pain that causes limping may signal more than advancing years or arthritis--it may be the sign of poor blood supply to the legs caused by hardening or clogging of the arteries in the lower body, warns John P. Cooke, who directs the vascular medicine section at Stanford University Clinic. ...
Around 200 million people worldwide have peripheral arterial disease (PAD), where arteries in the legs are clogged, restrictingblood flowto the legs and raising the chances of stroke and heart attack. Smoking, diabetes,high blood pressure, and high cholesterol all increase the risk of PAD. Aroun...
Environmental exposure to low-levels of the toxic metals arsenic, cadmium and titanium appears to increase the risk of plaque buildup in arteries in the neck, heart and legs, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's j