• Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) uses the ankle-brachial index (ABI) to check for blockages, narrowing, and plaque buildup in the leg arteries. Dr. Sheth said serious health conditions were found ...

The frequent exclusion of such patients from trials makes real-world data like these valuable for clinicians, says Eric ...

The correlation of peripheral artery disease with diminished blood flow in one or more major arteries has prompted numerous studies aimed at developing therapies that promote the formation of new ...

Doctors can check circulation in the feet by comparing blood pressure in the toe with that in the arm. The result is known as ...

Why do rural adults and racial and ethnic minorities with vascular disease get major leg amputations more often? A new study ...

To assess the effects of plasma homocysteine lowering therapy on the clinical progression of disease in people with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and hyperhomocysteinaemia including, as a subset, ...

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is commonly encountered in general practice. PAD should be recognized as an important marker for cardiovascular disease, but specific therapy directed to the ...

ABSTRACT Background Few studies have described the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in the diabetic population of Brazil. Objectives To evaluate the prevalence of PAD and its ...

APPENDIX. AUTHORS SEC Working Group for the 2017 ESC Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Diseases: Leopoldo Pérez de Isla, Guillermo Moñux, Ángel Galindo García, Sergio ...

Peripheral artery disease, often called PAD, is a common health problem where the blood vessels that carry blood to your arms or legs become too narrow. This usually happens in the legs. When the ...

Semaglutide improved maximum walking distance in patients with type 2 diabetes and symptomatic peripheral artery disease.

The presence of peripheral arterial disease signals systemic atherosclerosis affecting multiple vascular beds, including coronary arteries. Foot edema: when heart failure shows in swollen ankles ...