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Your doctor will diagnose peripheral artery disease based on your medical and family histories, a physical exam, and results from one or more tests: ankle-brachial index, Doppler ultrasound, treadmill test, magnetic resonance angiogram (MRA), arteriogram, and blood tests.

Treatments for carotid artery disease may include heart-healthy lifestyle changes, medicines, and medical procedures such as carotid endarterectomy and carotid artery angioplasty and stenting.

There are many risk factors for coronary heart disease. Your risk of coronary heart disease goes up with the number of risk factors you have and how serious they are. Some risk factors—such as high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol—can be changed through heart-healthy lifestyle changes. Other risk factors, such as your sex, older age, family history and genetics, and race and ethnicity, cannot be changed.

Treatment of children with rhabdomyosarcoma often includes chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery. Learn about the signs, tests to diagnose, survival, treatment, and clinical trials for children with rhabdomyosarcoma in this expert-reviewed summary.

Vaginal cancer treatment options include various surgical procedures, topical chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Learn more about the treatment options for newly diagnosed and recurrent vaginal cancer in this expert-reviewed summary.

Vulvar cancer treatment options include various surgical procedures, topical therapy, radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy. Learn more about the treatment options for newly diagnosed and recurrent vulvar cancer in this expert-reviewed summary.

Penile cancer is highly curable when found early. Find out about risk factors, symptoms, tests to diagnose, prognosis, staging, and treatment for penile cancer.

Usher syndrome is the most common condition that affects both hearing and vision; sometimes it also affects balance.

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (islet cell tumors) treatments include surgery, hormone therapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and supportive care. Learn more about the treatment of newly diagnosed and recurrent pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors in this expert-reviewed summary.

Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treatment is usually chemotherapy given in phases and determined by risk group. Radiation therapy, targeted therapy and stem cell transplant are sometimes used. Learn more about newly diagnosed and recurrent ALL in this expert reviewed summary.