What is the “first line of defense” when it comes to treating peripheral arterial disease, or PAD? The answer might surprise you. At Comprehensive Interventional Care Centers, we’re widely regarded as the best peripheral arterial disease specialists...
Have you have been diagnosed as having peripheral arterial disease, or PAD? If so, you may be wondering about what kind of doctor is the best and most qualified to treat your condition. Since one in every 20 Americans over age 50 has PAD, your question is a common...
In our many years of practicing medicine, we’ve found that there are two medical terms that almost always confuse our patients. The two terms are peripheral artery disease (PAD) and peripheral vascular disease (PVD). We do understand the confusion. These two...
As you probably know, diabetes is a growing public health problem. Unfortunately, people with diabetes tend to develop additional related medical conditions. In fact, diabetes is one of the known causes of peripheral artery disease (PAD). PAD develops when your...
Patients often ask us, as peripheral arterial disease specialists, whether they can die as a result of their PAD. The answer to this question is “Yes, very definitely, but probably not as a direct result of your disease.” We have to qualify this answer...
OK, you’ve been told that you have (or might have) peripheral artery disease, also known as PAD. So the questions going through your mind right now are probably, “How serious is PAD?” or “What are my best options for how to treat it?” or...