Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), or peripheral vascular disease (PVD), is a common circulatory problem in which narrowed arteries reduce blood flow to your limbs. This typically causes pain or cramps in the muscles of the hip, thigh, or calf while standing or walking. It is possible that the pain will subside with rest, but it is likely to return with activity. PAD can limit your ability to exercise or perform important activities and can severely harm your quality of life. If the condition is not treated, PAD may progress to a more severe form, causing skin color changes, ulcers or wounds, and even limb loss.

We take a comprehensive approach to the treatment of PAD. We will recommend preventative and non-invasive interventions to stop or delay the progression of disease. When necessary, we perform minimally invasive procedures, utilizing the latest technology and our many years of experience to resolve symptoms and avoid tissue loss or amputation.

We perform minimally invasive procedures for PAD through a very small access channel into the arteries of the groins or feet. Through this small channel, we then navigate our endovascular devices through the arteries to the area of narrowing or obstruction. Often, the most challenging step in the procedure is crossing the narrowed or occluded portion of the artery. This is where a Vascular and Interventional Radiologist excels in comparison to other medical specialties (vascular surgeon or cardiologist) that offer the same treatments because catheter work is what we do all day every day. Once we reach and cross the narrowed or obstructed artery, we may use one or more of the following techniques: