which is caused by a build-up of fatty deposits in the arteries to the legs, restricts blood supply and can be a debilitating ...

This narrowing is also called stenosis. As the arteries narrow, blood supply to the muscles and tissues in the legs and feet decreases, causing pain, poor healing, and in severe cases tissue death.

Yost, President. “Both intimal artery calcification (IAC) and medial artery calcium (MAC) are found in the lower limb arteries. While equally prevalent in the femoropopliteal and infrapopliteal ...

The PAD Collaborative has launched an online heat map to raise awareness of the risk of non-traumatic lower limb amputations, ...