When you hear the words “heart health,” your feet might not be the first thing that comes to mind. But they can tell you a lot about your heart. If your feet hurt, feel numb, or swell up, it could mean you have major heart problems or clogged arteries. Peripheral artery disease (PAD) and coronary artery disease (CAD) are two dangerous types of atherosclerosis that can show up in your feet and mean that plaque in your arteries is blocking blood flow.1.

Learning About Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)