Lifestyle Changes Remain Important In Fighting Peripheral Arterial Disease
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 21:14
in Health & Medicine
Modifying the risk of peripheral arterial disease (or PAD) -- with healthy lifestyle changes -- remains vital to one's health, say researchers. 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.