What is peripheral artery disease (PAD)?
Peripheral arterial disease is the blockage in the arteries that feed the legs. Learn more from Mark Lampert, MD, about peripheral arterial disease and how it is treated.
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For some patients, they will require us to go inside the arteries and place a balloon to dilate the blocked vessel and often place a stent.
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Peripheral arterial disease, which means blockages in the arteries that feed the legs,
is treated, in many ways, just like coronary arterial disease. The mainstay is prevention.
So number one-- diet, exercise, and specifically
for peripheral arterial disease is quitting smoking. That is one of the most important factors.
Most patients can be treated with medicines and what's called a walking program. And for some patients, they will require
us to go inside the arteries and place a balloon to dilate the blocked vessel and often place a stent.
For some patients with severe disease, disease that's causing pain in their legs at rest
or is causing problems with circulation in infections and wound healing, those patients may need bypass surgery to reroute the blood supply
to their legs. [AUDIO LOGO]
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