PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- We're all familiar with fat and cholesterol buildups in heart arteries. But it can happen in the extremities, especially the legs. John Bilkins, a retired firefighter from East ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s no secret that as we get older, our bodies start to react differently to the same activities. Clutching the pages of a ...

New research published in the European Heart Journal Open has shown that sleep duration is linked to the risk of developing peripheral artery disease, with individuals who get less than 5 hours of ...

Despite promises of improved blood flow and prevented amputations, “risky” artery-opening procedures targeting nearly 12 million patients with peripheral artery disease have led to numerous leg ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - Balloons coated with a common cancer drug can help keep blood flowing in clogged leg arteries better than plain angioplasty balloons, German researchers reported on Wednesday. Sign ...

Cardiologists reveal the unexpected symptoms of clogged arteries and underlying heart disease that you should know about.

Dear Doctor K: My right calf starts aching when I exercise. My doctor said she wants to do a test that is like taking my blood pressure in my leg instead of my arm. Does that make any sense? Dear ...

(Reuters) - Medical device reviewers said a Cook Medical stent coated with a common cancer-fighting drug was safe and effective for treating clogged arteries in the thighs. Zilver PTX, the first ...

We often think of our legs simply as the tools that get us from point A to point B. However, in the world of medicine, the ...

(Reuters) - U.S. health advisers on Thursday unanimously backed a new Cook Medical stent coated with a common cancer-fighting drug to treat clogged arteries in the thighs. A panel of outside experts ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm 52 years old and enjoy long walks with my husband and our dog. I recently started to experience pain in my left calf during our walks. The pain goes away when I rest. Because I ...

WASHINGTON -- Doctors using a razor the size of a grain of rice are shearing ribbons of yellowish sludge from inside clogged leg arteries. It's the latest therapy for a hard-to-treat disease that ...