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DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My husband has severe carotid stenosis. To lower his risk of a stroke, his health care provider recommended a procedure to open the blocked carotid artery. But then we learned that ...

Patients treated for a blocked artery in the leg were significantly more likely to have an open artery without further interventions at 12 months if they received the second-generation ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have 50-percent blockage of my carotid arteries on both sides. What is the recommended treatment? The purpose of treatment for carotid artery disease is to prevent a stroke. But ...

People with painful artery disease in their legs can now be helped by a breakthrough surgery that widens their blood vessels. The first such operation in Europe took place last week at the Freeman ...

In patients with severe artery blockage in the lower leg, an artery-supporting device called a resorbable scaffold is superior to angioplasty, which has been the standard treatment, according to the ...

JACKSONVILLE, Florida — Leg pain and leg cramps aren’t always an orthopedic issue: Both can be signs of peripheral artery disease, or PAD, a serious blood-flow issue with implications for the heart.

Illustration of how the buildup of lipids cause a blockage of blood flow to the portion of the artery below the narrowing. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Oregon State University The Center for Racial and ...

Seventy-seven-year-old Roy Kelley used to walk two miles a day. "And then it got to the where it hurt below the knees. I thought it was just old age creeping up on me," he said. But Roy had peripheral ...

Some aches and pains are normal as we age, but this particular leg pain should not be ignored.

St. Vincent’s hospital became the first in the state to successfully implant a new technology that helps circulate blood flow for people with a disease affecting millions of Americans. The Birmingham ...

Millions of Americans have peripheral artery disease, a disorder primarily caused by fatty deposits that can narrow arteries and block blood flow to the legs. Often, the first symptom they feel is leg ...