The Top Doctors Specializing in PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE in MN
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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MARK WILCZYNSKI |
TRIA ORTHOPAEDIC CENTER LLC 8100 NORTHLAND DR BLOOMINGTON, MN 55431 Map |
ROBYN CASEY |
VOHRA POST ACUTE CARE PHYSICIANS OF THE EAST PA 8400 NORMANDALE LAKE BLVD , SUITE 920 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55437 Map |
A B M MASUDUR RAHMAN |
PARK NICOLLET CLINIC 15800 95TH AVE N MAPLE GROVE, MN 55369 Map |
MELISSA MOHRENWEISER |
HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL GROUP 205 WABASHA AVE S SAINT PAUL, MN 55107 Map |
DOMINIC PLUCINSKI |
6565 FRANCE AVE S , SUITE 101 EDINA, MN 55435 Map |
MARK COSTOPOULOS |
MAYO CLINIC 200 1ST ST SW ROCHESTER, MN 55905 Map |
LAXMANA GODISHALA |
FAIRVIEW EXPRESS CARE 2450 RIVERSIDE AVE MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55454 Map |
DAVID FROEHLING |
MAYO CLINIC 200 1ST ST SW ROCHESTER, MN 55905 Map |