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peripheral artery disease

Plaque buildup in the pelvis and leg arteries that narrow the vessels, making it harder for blood flow to those areas.

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This process is the same as heart disease, which increases the risk of a heart attack or stroke.

PAD Education

Symptoms

  • Intermittent cramps in your hips, thighs, or calves with exertion and relieved by rest
     

  • Foot wounds that won't heal
     

  • Decreased temperature of lower extremities

Risk Factors

  • Smoking

  • Diabetes

  • High Blood Pressure

  • High Cholesterol

  • Age (the older you are, the higher the risk)

  • Obesity

Treatment Options

  • Treating risk factors to lower risk for heart attack and stroke
     

  • Supervised Walking Program
     

  • Medications: Cilostazol (Pletal) which increases walking distance by 40%
     

  • Angioplasty - a balloon is inflated inside of the artery to unblock it. A stent may also be used to hold the artery open

Angiography

X-Ray imaging of blood vessels using a contrast injection

Doctor Using Digital Tablet

Non-Invasive Vascular

Ultrasound and pressure/ pulse volume recordings take pictures of flow

Stenting

A wire-mesh tube (Stent) props open the artery and is left there permanently

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