Peripheral Vascular Disease

The Top Five Questions to Ask Your Cardiologist.

Perhaps you’re going to the cardiologist because your physician recommended it. Or maybe you have a family history of heart disease, and you want to stay on top of it. Or you have high blood pressure, or high cholesterol, or both... Read more.

Do You Suffer from Frequent Leg Pain?

If you experience frequent cramping in your lower leg when exercising or pain when walking that subsides when the activity stops, you may be suffering from more than an issue with your limbs: you may be experiencing peripheral vascular disease… Read more.

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Specific treatment will be determined by your doctor based on age, overall health, medical history, extent of the disease and your tolerance for specific medications, procedures or therapies.

Treatment of peripheral artery disease includes lifestyle changes to manage risk factors such as managing diabetes when present, achieving ideal weight, getting more exercise and quitting smoking.Additionally, drug therapy, may be used to reduce or eliminate the risk of heart disease or stroke.The goal is to manage the symptoms and stop the progression of atherosclerosis.

• Angioplasty or stenting
• Thrombolytics (clot dissolvers)
• Surgery

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Along with a complete medical history and physical examination, diagnostic procedures may include:

• Blood tests
• Ultrasound
• Ankle-brachial index (ABI), a simple test comparing blood pressure in the ankle to blood pressure in the arm, indicating how well blood is flowing in the limbs.
• CT angiogram
• Arteriography

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