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Facts about PAD

Post a new topicby contentuser on Thu May 27, 2010 9:26 am

Facts about PAD


Most of the time a cramp in the leg is nothing to worry about. For 8 to 12 million Americans (or 1 in 20), the discomfort signals peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a narrowing of the arteries in the legs.

Despite its prevalence, PAD is not high on people's radar. According to a report in Circulation, the journal of the American Heart Association, of more than 2,500 people ages 50 and older surveyed, only 26 percent were familiar with PAD. By contrast nearly 74 percent we...Read the full article
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