The Top Doctors Specializing in PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE in LA
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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OMAR GUTIERREZ |
CONCORD MEDICAL GROUP PLLC 2001 DOCTORS DR SPRINGHILL, LA 71075 Map |
PATRICK BONNEVAL |
GITTER VEIN INSTITUTE 2525 SEVERN AVE 4TH FLOOR METAIRIE, LA 70002 Map |
ROBERT WHITE |
LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SHREVEPORT FACULTY GROUP PRACTICE 1606 KINGS HWY SHREVEPORT, LA 71103 Map |
JAGAN BEEDUPALLI |
WKMC CARDIOVASCULAR CONSULTANTS 102 S MONROE ST MINDEN, LA 71055 Map |
KELVIN CONTREARY |
4224 HOUMA BLVD , SUITE 310 METAIRIE, LA 70006 Map |
PHILIP GARDNER |
EAST JEFFERSON PHYSICIANS GROUP LLC 101 JUDGE TANNER BLVD , SUITE 106 COVINGTON, LA 70433 Map |
MUHAMMAD KHALID |
8030 CROWDER BLVD , SUITE B NEW ORLEANS, LA 70127 Map |
KURT DUNCAN |
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC 1701 OAK PARK BLVD LAKE CHARLES, LA 70601 Map |
VANCHI VU |
1718 N MARTIN LUTHER KING HWY LAKE CHARLES, LA 70601 Map |
JOSE TAFUR SOTO |
OCHSNER CLINIC LLC 1514 JEFFERSON HWY NEW ORLEANS, LA 70121 Map |