Motivating patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and intermittent claudication to start walking at home improved their exercise capacity, the MOSAIC trial showed. Six-minute walk distance ...

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 ...

New U.S. guidelines emphasize treating peripheral artery disease (PAD) as a critical warning sign for overall cardiovascular ...

Peripheral artery disease and venous insufficiency share many symptoms but affect different types of blood vessels. Each has distinguishing symptoms, risk factors, and diagnostic markers. Peripheral ...