What is Peripheral Artery Disease?
You may know all about how plaque buildup in the blood vessels around your heart and brain increases your risk of having a heart attack or stroke. But have you given any thought to how plaque can affect the arteries that supply blood to the rest of your body? Known as your peripheral arteries, these […]
Balloon Angioplasty: Learn About This Breakthrough Treatment for Peripheral Artery Disease
Discussions of arterial disease may make you think about heart health. Though there’s never a bad time to consider the effects of lifestyle and disease on the heart, the rest of your circulatory system can suffer, too. Over eight million people in the United States have a condition called peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a buildup […]
