Peripheral Artery Disease With Anterior Foot Pain
- Symptoms of Peripheral Artery Disease
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Risk Factors
- Diagnosis
- Complications
- Treatment
Symptoms
People with peripheral artery disease (PAD) may or may not have symptoms. Because of silent symptoms, many cases of PAD go undiagnosed.
Intermittent Claudication
Claudication comes from the Latin word "to limp." Claudication is crampy leg pain that occurs during exercise, especially walking. The pain is due to insufficient blood flow in the legs (caused by blocked arteries). Intermittent means the pain comes and goes. Intermittent claudication is the most prominent symptom of PAD. About a...
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