Peripheral Arterial Disease can cause Leg Pain

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September marks peripheral arterial disease (PAD) awareness month. A staggering 18 million Americans1 suffer from this potentially life threatening disease which is greater than the number of Americans suffering from stroke (6.8 million)2, cancer (13 million)3, and coronary artery disease (16.3 million)4. If untreated, those who suffer from PAD are at risk of very serious consequences. The five-year mortality rate is 30 percent5, which is greater than the rates for prostate cancer (less than 1 percent)6 and breast cancer (11 percent)7. For the nearly 3.5 million people who suffer from the worst form of PAD, called critical…
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