Smoking. Diabetes. High cholesterol and blood pressure. Not only do they increase your chance of developing heart disease, but of peripheral artery disease, a painful condition of the legs and feet. Fortunately, researchers are working on new treatments.
Third year Gastroenterology fellow at Tufts Medical Center, Sukeerti Kesar, MD, sprung to action to help Nico Pellegrino as he was having a heart attack.