VEGFA and peripheral arterial disease: Dysregulation in VEGF signaling contributes to a wide array of diseases including cancer (Kieran et al., 2012; Claesson-Welsh and Welsh, 2013), wound healing (Bao et al., 2009), age-related macular degeneration (Ferrara, 2010), and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) (Mac Gabhann et al., 2010; Annex, 2013; Boucher and Bautch, 2014; Clegg et al., 2017; Clegg and Mac Gabhann, 2018).