The Top Doctors Specializing in PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE
Updated as of March 07, 2024
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD), also known as peripheral vascular disease or peripheral artery disease, is plaque buildup in your leg arteries that carry oxygen and nutrient-rich blood from your heart to your arms and legs. Shaped like hollow tubes, arteries have a smooth lining that prevents blood from clotting and promotes steady blood flow. When you have peripheral artery disease, plaque (made of fat, cholesterol and other substances) that forms gradually inside your artery walls slowly narrows your arteries. This plaque is also known as atherosclerosis. Many plaque deposits are hard on the outside and soft on the inside. The hard surface can crack or tear, allowing platelets (disc-shaped particles in your blood that help it clot) to come to the area. Blood clots can form around the plaque, making your artery even narrower. If your arteries become narrowed or blocked with plaque or a blood clot, blood can’t get through to nourish organs and other tissues. This causes damage ― and eventually death (gangrene) ― to the tissues below the blockage. This most often occurs in your toes and feet. The rate at which PAD progresses varies with each person and depends on many factors, including where in your body the plaque forms and your overall health.
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WILLIAM BYRNE |
ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE 47 NEW SCOTLAND AVE ALBANY, NY 12208 Map |
RAFAEL MEDRANO |
LAS PALMAS DEL SOL CARDIOLOGY, PLLC 2001 N OREGON , PROVIDENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EL PASO, TX 79902 Map |
HAROON FARAZ |
HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP - SPECIALTY CARE PC 7650 RIVER RD , SUITE 300 NORTH BERGEN, NJ 70476 Map |
BRENDA RIGGS |
ST DAVIDS CARENOW URGENT CARE PLLC 5033 W HWY 290 , CARENOW AUSTIN, TX 78735 Map |
RALPH MCLAUGHLIN |
YAKIMA VALLEY MEMORIAL PHYSICIANS 2811 TIETON DR YAKIMA, WA 98902 Map |
MOUHAMMED JOUMAA |
CARDIOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF MICHIGAN, P.C. 25910 KELLY RD B ROSEVILLE, MI 48066 Map |
JOEL ERICKSON |
165 ROWLAND WAY , 212 LASER LIGHT TREATMENT CENTER NOVATO, CA 94945 Map |
MILIND SHAH |
BEAVER DAM COMMUNITY HOSPITALS INC. 707 S UNIVERSITY AVE BEAVER DAM, WI 53916 Map |
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