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    Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

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    • Introduction to PAD

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    • Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

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    • PAD vs. Peripheral Venous Disease

    • PAD vs. Chronic Venous Insufficiency

    • Can PAD Be Reversed?

    • A Visual Guide to PAD

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    • Symptoms of PAD

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    • Intermittent Claudication

    • Ways PAD Sneaks Up on You

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    • A Visual Guide to Claudication

    • Video: PAD Symptoms

    • Are You at Risk?

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    • Peripheral Artery Disease and Diabetes

    • Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) and Women

    • Diagnosing PAD

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    • What Is a Peripheral Angiogram?

    • How Is PAD Treated?

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    • Medications to Treat PAD

    • When Is Surgery Used for PAD?

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    • Bypass Surgery for PAD

    • What Is an Aortobifemoral Bypass?

    • What Is an Atherectomy?

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    • What Is Revascularization?

    • What to Know About Stents in Legs

    • How PAD Affects Your Body

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    • What Is Ischemia?

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    • Managing Pain & Poor Circulation

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    • Vascular Disease and Pain

    • Improve Poor Leg Circulation

    • Tips to Manage Leg or Arm Pain With PAD

    • Skin & Foot Care

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    • Dermatologists' Skin Care Tips for PAD

    • Foot Problems With PAD

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    • PAD and Your Lifestyle

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    • Living With PAD

    • Cardiologists’ Top Tips for PAD

    • Ways PAD Can Affect Your Work

    • PAD and Pregnancy

    • Can I Get a Massage if I Have PAD?

    • PAD in the Bedroom

    • PAD and Sleep

    • Traveling When You Have PAD

    • What to Know About Air Travel

    • How I Got My Life Back from PAD

    • Diet & Exercise

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    • Diet for PAD

    • Do Supplements Work?

    • Exercises for PAD: What to Know

    • Best Types of Exercise for PAD

    • Emotional Aspects

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    • Mindset Strategies for PAD

    • When Friends & Family Don’t Understand

    • How to Help a Loved One With PAD

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