While many people with peripheral artery disease (PAD) smoke, few receive proven smoking cessation strategies from their doctor, according to new research in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Worldwide, 202 million adults are affected by peripheral artery disease, which is a narrowing… Continue reading Smokers with Peripheral Artery Disease Need More Help to Kick The Habit
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Don’t Fall for These Six Internet Myths about Statins
Thanks to mailings and websites that claim statin medications are harmful or unnecessary, many patients are confused about whether they should take them. That’s unfortunate, because the medication not only helps prevent heart attacks and strokes but also lowers the chance of developing peripheral arterial disease, or PAD, in which the arteries in the feet… Continue reading Don’t Fall for These Six Internet Myths about Statins
Peripheral Artery Disease: What You Need to Know
As we age, it is common to be concerned about heart disease or high blood pressure. But many people don’t know that those conditions are also related to another common health issue, peripheral artery disease (PAD). Unfortunately, many patients are not diagnosed until it has progressed. PAD is caused when hardening of the arteries deprives… Continue reading Peripheral Artery Disease: What You Need to Know
Fruits and Vegetables May Lower Risk of Peripheral Artery Disease
Eating three or more servings of fruit and vegetables per day may lower your risk of developing peripheral artery disease (PAD), according to new research in an American Heart Association (AHA) journal. The research appeared in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. PAD narrows the arteries of the legs, limiting blood flow to the muscles and… Continue reading Fruits and Vegetables May Lower Risk of Peripheral Artery Disease
Better Treatment Needed for Peripheral Artery Disease
Less than half of patients with peripheral artery disease are treated with appropriate medicine and lifestyle counseling, according to new research. The illness, a narrowing of arteries to the limbs, stomach and head, affects an estimated 200 million people around the world. It is becoming more prevalent due to the world’s aging population, which is… Continue reading Better Treatment Needed for Peripheral Artery Disease
Hip Strengthening to Ease Pain of Clogged Leg Arteries
Detailed gait analysis reveals that people with clogged leg arteries rely more on muscles in the back of the calf when they walk to compensate for weakness in certain hip muscles, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association’s Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology/Peripheral Vascular Disease Scientific Sessions 2015 in San Francisco in… Continue reading Hip Strengthening to Ease Pain of Clogged Leg Arteries