Lifestyle changes remain important in fighting peripheral arterial disease

Modifying the risk of peripheral arterial disease (or PAD) -with healthy lifestyle changes -remains vital to one's health, note researchers in a recent issue of the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. And while PAD can progress and worsen over time, there is not enough evidence yet to advocate minimally invasive treatment in patients who have had a narrowing or blockage of a leg artery but showing no signs or symptoms of the disease, say Irish researchers in a retrospective study of more than 900 individuals.

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