COVID-19 is associated with life-threatening blood clots in the arteries of the legs, according to a study published in Radiology. Researchers said COVID-19 patients with symptoms of inadequate blood ...

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 ...

It's important to catch peripheral artery disease early so you can treat it properly. Here's what you need to know.

A persistent cramp in the pinky toe can signal peripheral artery disease (PAD), indicating reduced blood flow to the lower ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In the elderly, moderate alcohol consumption may protect against leg artery disease, a condition in which the arteries in the legs become narrowed or clogged with fatty ...

Some patients with COVID-19 develop symptomatic arterial thrombosis in their legs that is difficult to eradicate by usual means and portends worse outcomes, new data show. The small study of COVID-19 ...

A new treatment has arrived for a condition that feels like a 'heart attack in the legs', caused by blocked arteries ...

In normal conditions, contraction of lower extremity muscles and working intraluminal valves promote the forward flow of blood within veins. In venous insufficiency, reflux and/or obstruction in the ...

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 ...

A study of nearly 65,000 people suggests that devices coated with a drug called paclitaxel that are used for widening blocked arteries in legs and feet are safe and not linked to an increase in deaths ...