{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Best Heart Surgery Hospitals","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.bestheartsurgery.com\/blog","author_name":"drheartcare","author_url":"https:\/\/www.bestheartsurgery.com\/blog\/author\/drheartcare\/","title":"Claudication: Definition, Clinical Significance, and Overview - Best Heart Surgery Hospitals","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"usmq1Hxdl7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestheartsurgery.com\/blog\/claudication-definition-clinical-significance-and-overview\/\">Claudication: Definition, Clinical Significance, and Overview<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestheartsurgery.com\/blog\/claudication-definition-clinical-significance-and-overview\/embed\/#?secret=usmq1Hxdl7\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Claudication: Definition, Clinical Significance, and Overview&#8221; &#8212; Best Heart Surgery Hospitals\" data-secret=\"usmq1Hxdl7\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.bestheartsurgery.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Claudication is exertional pain, cramping, or fatigue\u2014most often in the leg\u2014that improves with rest. It is a clinical symptom used in vascular medicine and cardiology because it commonly reflects impaired limb blood flow. It is most classically associated with peripheral artery disease (PAD) due to atherosclerosis. The term is also used more broadly for \u201climping\u201d pain syndromes that can have vascular or non-vascular causes."}