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Peripheral arterial disease is a problem that occurs when blockages form in the circulation carrying blood from the heart to the body. The legs are most commonly affected.
The most common causes of a blockage are:
‘plaque’ in the wall of blood vessels carrying oxygen to the body tissues
blood clot that has travelled from the heart
