Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Archives

Cigarette Smoking and Vascular Disease

January 15, 2013 Leave a Comment

Amy Ward MSN, APN, and Catherine Cristofalo, MSN, APN

Start your New Year off with a life changing decision to do what you have said you will do for years; quit smoking.

Cigarette smoking is the No. 1 preventable cause …

Understanding Leg Pain and Disease

May 4, 2012 Leave a Comment

By Jose L. Trani, Jr., MD, Vascular Surgeon, Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Nearly 10 million Americans suffer from Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), which is a potentially serious but treatable circulation problem that usually affects the arteries in …