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Peripheral Artery Disease and Intermittent Claudication: Introduction
...to the heart and brain is the major process leading to heart disease and stroke.)PAD is also called peripheral vascular disease.Atherosclerosis of the extremities is a disease of the peripheral... Read more »Symptoms of Peripheral Artery Disease
People with peripheral artery disease(PAD) may or may not have symptoms.Because ofsilent symptoms, many cases of PAD go undiagnosed.Intermittent ClaudicationClaudication comes from the Latin... Read more »Congestive Heart Failure Diagnosis
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