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Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Overview

Pain in your legs...again? You probably chalk it up to nothing more serious than a strenuous walk or an unwise shoe choice. In fact, it could be a symptom of a dangerous and little-known condition called peripheral artery disease (PAD), one that puts you at risk for heart attack stroke or amputation.
Peripheral artery disease also is called atherosclerosis obliterans (pronounced ath"er-o-skleh-RO'sis -ä-blit-er-ranz) or peripheral vascular disease. ...Read the full article