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Heart Health

Peripheral Arterial Disease

RUSH vascular surgeon Michele Richard, MD, highlights risk factors for PAD and lifestyle changes that can help manage it

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Healthy Living

Cold Hands and Frigid Digits

Learn what cold hands may mean — including causes for concern — and what to do about it

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Healthy Living

Helping Amputees

Specialists at Rush help people who lose limbs to trauma or disease get their lives back — and, often, literally get back on their feet

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Heart Health

5 Facts About PVD

Recognizing the signs of peripheral vascular disease

Heart Health

Stem Cell Research for Heart and Vascular Diseases

Stem cell clinical trials at Rush help treat patients with severe heart disease

Heart Health

How is Peripheral Vascular Disease Diagnosed?

Healthy Aging & Caregiving

What Are the Symptoms of Peripheral Vascular Disease?

An interventional cardiologist at Rush discusses the symptoms of peripheral vascular disease