Peripheral Artery Disease
Recognizing that PAD is a leading and preventable cause of death in the U.S., Keep the Foot is here to bring awareness and education to the community and medical professionals.
What is Peripheral Artery Disease?
- COMMONLY CALLED PAD, PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE CAUSES LIMITED CIRCULATION THROUGHOUT THE BODY, RESTRICTING VITAL BLOOD FLOW
- PAD COMMONLY AFFECTS THE BODY’S LIMBS WHERE REDUCED CIRCULATION CAN LEAD TO AMPUTATION
- PAD MAY ALSO INVOLVE HARDENED AND NARROWED ARTERIES TO THE HEART AND BRAIN, CAUSING AN INCREASED RISK OF HEART ATTACK OR STROKE.
Risk Factors
smoking
diabetes
kidney disease
AGE
high cholesterol
hypertension
plaque builds up on artery walls
arteries harden and narrow in legs
arteries to heart harden and narrow
Symptoms of PAD
one leg or foot feels colder
thick / yellow toenails
leg muscle tiredness, heaviness, or cramping
DISCOLORED, PALE OR BLUE TOES OR FEET
sores or wounds on feet or toes
leg or foot pain that interferes with sleep
PAD Treatment
Quit Smoking
Healthy Diet
PAD TREATMENT STARTS WITH LIFESTYLE CHANGES
Exercise
Manage Diabetes
TIMELINE
LIFESTYLE CHANGES AND MEDICAL MGMT
PTA OR ANGIOPLASTY
ATHERECTOMY
STENTS
BYPASS SURGERY
AMPUTATION
May include exercise, diet changes, and drugs that can help cholesterol, blood pressure and other symptoms of PAD.
A minimally invasive procedure where a catheter inflates a balloon inside a blocked blood vessel to restore flow.
A minimally invasive procedure where a medical device is used to remove plaque from blood vessels.
A procedure where a tiny wire mesh tub called a stent is inserted in a blood vessel to prop it open and restore flow.
A procedure where blood flow around a blockage in an artery is re-routed using a natural or synthetic graft vessel.
Left untreated, PAD can lead to amputation, which is the removal of a limb.
LIFESTYLE CHANGES AND MEDICAL MGMT
May include exercise, diet changes, and drugs that can help cholesterol, blood pressure and other symptoms of PAD.
PTA OR ANGIOPLASTY
A minimally invasive procedure where a catheter inflates a balloon inside a blocked blood vessel to restore flow.
ATHERECTOMY
A minimally invasive procedure where a medical device is used to remove plaque from blood vessels.
STENTS
A procedure where a tiny wire mesh tub called a stent is inserted in a blood vessel to prop it open and restore flow.
BYPASS SURGERY
A procedure where blood flow around a blockage in an artery is re-routed using a natural or synthetic graft vessel.
AMPUTATION
Left untreated, PAD can lead to amputation, which is the removal of a limb.
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