Dr. James Rathmell answers the question: 'Leg Pain Due To Poor Blood Flow?' — -- Question: How Do I Know That My Leg Pain Is Due To Poor Blood Flow (Claudication)? Answer: It can be very ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among patients with claudication and infrainguinal occlusive disease, treatment with atherectomy conferred ...

Dallas, TX - Atorvastatin can improve pain-free walk distance and day-to-day physical activity in patients with peripheral vascular disease causing claudication, a new study suggests. Dr Emile R ...

The most frequent symptom of mild to moderate PAD is claudication, which is estimated to occur in about a third of patients with PAD in the US. 8 Claudication is defined as cramping, aching, tiredness ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . LAS VEGAS — There has never been a randomized trial to determine what interventions may prevent progression from ...

For the IRONIC trial, investigators led by Joakim Nordanstig, MD, PhD, of Sahlgrenska University Hospital (Gothenburg, Sweden), randomized 158 patients with stable intermittent claudication to ...

The study was conducted as a subanalysis of the larger Nitric Oxide for Peripheral Arterial Insufficiency (NO PAIN) phase I study. [16] The NO PAIN study, phase I, was a randomized, double-blind, ...

NEW YORK, NY—Treating real-world patients with intermittent claudication means weighing the risks and benefits of revascularization, exercise, and medical therapy for a range of clinical presentations ...

It strikes when you walk — a distinct pain or cramping in your calf. You stop for a few minutes, and the pain goes away. You continue on, and the pain comes back. This leg pain may be claudication. It ...

Poor circulation in the legs is a common, often under-recognised problem that spans a spectrum of conditions; from blocked arteries that starve tissues of oxygen, to leaking veins that allow blood to ...

Some physicians may be overusing an invasive vascular procedure for patients with mild disease — making millions in the process, a ProPublica investigation into CMS data found. ProPublica worked with ...

Physicians at Baylor Medicine Vascular Health in Houston, Texas, provide a full spectrum of diagnostic evaluation and interventional treatment of problems with arterial and venous blood flow in the ...