Vascular disease disproportionately impacts Black Americans. Here are three warning signs you should never ignore.
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a narrowing or blockage of arteries that causes poor blood flow to your legs or arms. The most common cause of PAD is the buildup of plaque in blood vessels called ...
Although scientists estimate that more than 230 million people worldwide suffer from Peripheral Artery Disease, it is often ...
A woman lost both of her legs after she contracted a condition which causes blockages in the arteries. Samantha Wyles has ...
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) is characterized by narrowed peripheral arteries, often due to atherosclerosis. Symptoms include leg pain, numbness, and slow-healing sores. Management involves ...
Constant accumulation of plaques eventually leads to arterial blockage. When artery passages are blocked, the blood and oxygen cannot flow freely to the heart, brain and other organs leading to ...
When the blockage is in the legs, it could lead to peripheral arterial disease. Because the arteries that feed the legs are narrowed by plaques, it causes a lack of blood flow, creating a ...
And the carotid version offers still another option for the estimated 5% of those patients who can't have a valve placed through the leg arteries, Malik said. It's not uncommon for patients who ...