Short Sleep Duration Linked to Increased Risk for PAD
FRIDAY, March 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Short sleep duration is associated with an increased risk for peripheral artery disease (PAD), according to a study published online March 16 in the European Heart Journal Open.Shuai Yuan, Ph.D., from the Kar…
Learn MoreRheumatoid Arthritis Linked to Peripheral Artery Disease
FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There may be an association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and peripheral artery disease (PAD), according to a review published online Nov. 30 in Rheumatology International.Tayser Zoubi, from Flinders Unive…
Learn MoreLeg Artery Disease Can Lead to Amputation, But a Surgery May Help Prevent That
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Doctors know a lot about the best ways to treat heart attacks and strokes, but until now they really didn’t have this kind of information for peripheral artery disease (PAD).Affecting as many as 10 million p…
Learn MoreAHA: Strategies Compared for Treating Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), an initial strategy of surgical revascularization is better than endovascular therapy for those with a single segment of great saphenous vein that co…
Learn MoreTelmisartan Does Not Improve Six-Minute Walk Distance in PAD
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with lower-extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD), telmisartan does not improve six-minute walk distance compared with placebo at six-month follow-up, according to a study published in the Oct. …
Learn MorePeripheral Endovascular Intervention Incidence Increased Among Blacks
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black adults have higher population-level incidence of peripheral endovascular intervention (PVI) and are more likely to experience adverse events after PVI, according to a study published in the July 19 is…
Learn More¿Tiene enfermedad de las arterias de las piernas? Camine hasta que le duela
MIÉRCOLES, 27 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La frase “sin sacrificio no hay beneficio” quizá sea cierta para las personas con enfermedad arterial periférica (EAP), encuentra un nuevo estudio. Los investigadores encontraron que las personas con …
Learn MoreWalking at Pace Inducing Ischemic Leg Symptoms Beneficial in PAD
THURSDAY, July 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For individuals with peripheral artery disease, walking exercise at a pace inducing ischemic leg symptoms is beneficial compared with walking exercise without ischemic leg symptoms, according to a study pu…
Learn MoreHave Leg Artery Disease? Walk Until It Hurts
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — That phrase “no pain, no gain” might truly apply to people with peripheral artery disease (PAD), a new study finds.Researchers found that people with PAD who walked at pace that caused discomfort or even pa…
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