If you have peripheral artery disease (PAD) and deal with leg pain and cramping, it's understandable that you'd want to avoid anything that triggers discomfort, like walking. But (ironically enough) exercising your legs may actually help improve your PAD symptoms in the long run.
Source: Livestrong
Compared with white patients, Black and Hispanic patients with peripheral vascular disease are younger, have more comorbidities, are less likely to undergo revascularization and more likely to undergo amputation, national data show.
Source: Healio
Supervised exercise training improves symptoms and quality of life in patients with peripheral artery disease.
Source: Healio
Arterial ulcers and venous ulcers are chronic wounds with different causes and appearances. Arterial ulcers occur due to arterial disease, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the affected area. Venous ulcers develop as a consequence of chronic venous insufficiency.
Source: Medical News Today
In a recent article published in PLOS One, researchers conducted a cross-sectional study to investigate the association between dietary magnesium intake and peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a chronic atherosclerotic disease primarily affecting the lower extremities.
Source: News Medical Life Sciences
