Drug-coated stents and balloons were not associated with reduced risk of amputation or improved quality of life compared with uncoated devices in two trials in peripheral artery disease (PAD), ...

Moderately severe claudication significantly reduces a patient's ability to exercise. Peak oxygen consumption may be reduced by as much as 50%. By comparison, this reduction approximates the decrement ...

Most people with PAD present with the classical symptoms of IC, particularly in the calf, but the thigh or buttocks may also be affected. Pain is stimulated by exercise and relieved by rest. 1 The ...

Insurance and health record data showed about 3% of smokers with peripheral artery disease were prescribed the smoking ...