This month is Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Awareness Month, and we are celebrating by raising awareness about this disease, who it affects, and how you can recognize the warning signs and seek medical help before things progress. What is Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)? Peripheral Artery Disease, or PAD is characterized by a narrowing of the arteries. […]
Walking shouldn’t be painful — and in most cases, it’s not just a normal sign of aging. Yet, far too often, patients who experience claudication — the clinical term for leg pain that occurs during activity, such as walking — simply ignore the pain or mistake it for another problem. However, pain in the legs […]
Everyone is screened for high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, some cancers and obesity each year during your physical with your primary care physician. Have you ever wondered why you are not screened for peripheral artery disease, carotid artery disease, or an aortic aneurysm? The answer is likely that you are not in the risk group […]
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