When atherosclerosis affects your arms and legs, it's called peripheral artery disease.

CNN: Claudication

The company has been selling its technology in Europe and Australia since 2002 for clots resulting from peripheral artery disease and dialysis, although Rabiner won't disclose sales.

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"Most patients with peripheral artery disease can be managed conservatively, " said Verghese Mathew, a cardiologist who treats both heart and PAD patients at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

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Claudication is most often a symptom of peripheral artery disease.

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Clopidogrel is FDA-approved to treat patients who have had a recent heart attack or a recent stroke, or have partial or total blockage of an artery (peripheral artery disease).

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Although these collagen patches can be used to treat the wounds of soldiers and burn patients, they are more commonly prescribed for people who suffer from peripheral artery disease, pressure ulcers and diabetes.

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Is peripheral artery disease temporary or long lasting?

CNN: Peripheral artery disease (PAD)

The Peripheral Artery Disease Coalition of more than 50 organizations endorses ABI screening, and is lobbying the federal Preventive Services Task Force to review the test with the aim of getting it covered more widely by Medicare.

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