医生警告说腿部疼痛可能表明PAD, 心脏病的风险. Doctor warns leg pain may indicate PAD, a heart disease risk.

医生警告说, 一个人醒来时腿痛不应该被视为正常的衰老. A BBC doctor warned that waking up with leg pain should not be dismissed as normal aging. 医生Xand van Tulleken在BBC早晨直播节目中解释说, 这种症状可能是外围动脉疾病的信号. Dr. Xand van Tulleken explained on BBC Morning Live that such symptoms could signal peripheral artery disease (PAD), where narrowed blood vessels reduce blood flow to the legs, causing pain similar to angina that eases with rest. 他敦促观众去医疗评估, 检查其他症状如脚冷或不愈合的等. 因为PAD与心脏病发作和中风有共同的危险因素. He urged viewers to seek medical evaluation to check for other signs like cold feet or non-healing ulcers, as PAD shares risk factors with heart attacks and strokes.