If you have Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), you are not alone. PAD is a common circulatory problem. Thanks to aging and certain lifestyle habits, the arteries that carry blood to your head, organs, and limbs can become narrowed by the buildup of arterial plaque...
If you’re over 60, you may have noticed a few aches and pains that weren’t there before, especially in your legs. It’s usually OK when you’re sitting. However, when you walk distances that you used to consider normal, your legs start to feel...
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...
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...
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...
