Cholesterol buildup in your arteries can cause serious leg problems. Discover how peripheral artery disease affects millions ...

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 ...

It’s no secret that as we get older, our bodies start to react differently to the same activities. Clutching the pages of a paperback can cause cramping in the hands. Retrieving groceries from ...

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

A final option, less commonly used, is a technique called atherectomy. This treatment uses a device that cuts or grinds away the hardened deposition (atheroma) within the artery. Atherectomy is less ...

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 ...

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 slowly chokes off ...

Peter Cummins lay still as doctors administered 20 injections into the 81-year-old’s calves and thighs, hoping the genetic experiment will spur new blood vessels to grow around his clogged leg ...

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 ...

African-Americans are more likely to have problems with circulation in their legs due to hardening of the arteries, or atherosclerosis, according to a national study of more than 15,000 adults.

(Reuters Health) - A growing number of older U.S. military veterans with blocked leg arteries are getting procedures to restore blood flow, and a new study suggests deaths and amputations are ...