Peripheral Artery Disease Treatment & Procedure

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Different PAD Treatment Procedures
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Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) is a medical
condition in which arteries become narrow,
thereby reducing blood flow to the limbs. This
condition further causes cramping and pain in the
legs, called claudication. Leg pain severely
affects a patients ability to walk for a long
distance, if overlooked. Treatment for
Peripheral Arterial Disease includes both
surgical and non-surgical procedures. In this
article, we have attempted to include all the
possible procedures. Lets start with
non-surgical treatment for PAD
Patients with peripheral artery disease are first
treated through risk factor management that
includes Smoking cessation Improved diet
Aspirin regimen Controlling high cholesterol,
high blood pressure or diabetes
An exercise program is also given to the
patients, which helps them curb legs cramping
when walking. The exercise program aims at
increasing their capability to walk and
eliminating the pain (claudication).
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Approach a physician specialized in non-surgical
pad treatment in Illinois for indepth details
about the exercise program for PAD. Surgical
treatment procedures for PAD If the exercise
therapy does not produce good results, a few
revascularization therapies such as balloons,
stents or bypass surgery are considered. Patients
with Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) a medical
condition in which blood flow to the extremities
is obstructed severely generally undergo such
surgical treatment procedures.
A brief note on different surgical treatment
procedure for PAD. Balloon Angioplasty/Stenting In
this procedure, a balloon catheter is inserted
into a narrowed portion of the affected artery.
The balloon catheter is then expanded to compress
plaque against the artery wall, thereby reducing
the blockage.
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Bypass Grafting This surgical procedure aims at
redirecting flow in the affected area by creating
an alternate channel for blood flow bypassing the
damaged vessel. Cryoplasty or Cryo-Balloon
Angioplasty This procedure is somewhat similar to
the balloon angioplasty in which a balloon
catheter is inserted into a blocked artery to
ensure blood flow. In this procedure, once the
balloon catheter reaches the targeted site, it is
filled with liquid nitrous oxide that evaporates
into a gas in no time, causing the balloon to
inflate and freeze the surrounding tissues. This
opens the artery while reducing the chances of
new scar tissue.
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Percutaneous or Laser Atherectomy During this
procedure, a catheter containing a sharp rotating
blade, grinding bit or laser filament is inserted
into the blocked artery to remove atherosclerotic
plaque built over time within that. Consult
reputed vascular surgeons in Valley Village to
understand in detail each of the surgical
procedures mentioned above. Hope you have found
this piece of information useful. Dont hesitate
to spread the word among the patients of PAD
around you.
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