The Top Doctors Specializing in PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE in NC
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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SCOTT BAKER |
3318 HEALY DR WINSTON SALEM, NC 27103 Map |
ALAN NADOUR |
101 WINDING WOOD DR CLAYTON, NC 27520 Map |
JAMES HOLLEMAN |
VOHRA WOUND PHYSICIANS OF NY PLLC 3331 TATE BOULEVARD SE HICKORY, NC 28602 Map |
VIRGINIA KILLOREN |
VOHRA WOUND PHYSICIANS OF NY PLLC 3331 TATE BOULEVARD SE HICKORY, NC 28602 Map |
DAVID GRECO |
WALTERS SURGICAL ASSOC PA 220 JEFFERSON ST WHITEVILLE, NC 28472 Map |
HASAN REHMAN |
VALLEY CARDIOLOGY PA 3656 CAPE CTR DR FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28304 Map |
KURT DANIEL |
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES MEDICAL CTR BLVD WINSTON SALEM, NC 27157 Map |
VICTOR KORANG |
FORSYTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC 4611 YADKINVILLE RD PFAFFTOWN, NC 27040 Map |
REZA ERSHADI |
VIDANT MEDICAL GROUP LLC 2100 STANTONSBURG RD GREENVILLE, NC 27834 Map |
JOSEPH MAIDES |
VOHRA WOUND PHYSICIANS OF NY PLLC 3331 TATE BOULEVARD SE HICKORY, NC 28602 Map |