Q&A With Michael Criqui From University of California San Diego: Investigating New Treatments For Peripheral Artery Disease

When treatment of cardiovascular disease goes beyond the heart and into other areas of the body it can present different challenges for cardiologists. Finding new ways to overcome those challenges has been a focus of many conditions including peripheral artery disease.

Michael H. Criqui, MD, MPH, from the University of California San Dieo discussed the differences between current treatments of the condition and what work has been done to develop new treatment options during the American Hear Association's annual meeting in Orlando.