Sometimes, aches and pains get dismissed as a normal part of getting older. In the case of peripheral artery disease, or PAD, those pains can be signs of a serious problem. Subscribe to our newsletter ...

Peripheral artery disease, often called PAD, is a health condition that affects blood flow in the body, especially to the ...

In the absence of warning signs, such individuals should ask to be tested for PAD with a simple noninvasive test, the ankle-brachial index. “PAD isn’t simply going to go away, but it can most often be ...

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 ...

Critical limb ischemia (CLI) is a severe complication of peripheral artery disease (PAD). PAD occurs when plaque builds up in blood vessels that deliver blood from the heart to other areas. CLI ...

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 ...