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What increases your risk for artery blockage? - Smoking
- Being overweight
- High blood pressure
- Diabetes
- High cholesterol
Of the 12 million people with peripheral arterial disease, 75% never have any signs of it. Women are less likely than men to have symptoms. If there are symptoms, they may include: - leg pain when walking or going up stairs
- pain, numbness or aching muscles
- sores on your legs or feet that don't heal
- cramping in the legs, thighs and feet
- skin appearance blue or pale in color
Vascular screening package$95 - blood pressure reading *
- carotid artery ultrasound screening (strokerisk assessment) *
- abdominal aortic ultrasound screening (aneurysm detection) *
- ankle brachial index screening (vascular disease potential) *
* these studies are for screening purposes only and do not represent full diagnostic studies.
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