From: Neal Skop, MD	Category: Vascular Disease
City: Philadelphia	Language: English

Dr. Skop discusses PAD.

From: Gregory Robertson, MD	Category: Vascular Disease
City: Atlanta	Language: English

Peripheral artery disease is atherosclerosis of the vascular system outside of the heart. This disease process causes plaque build up, just as it occurs in the heart to cause coronary artery disease. In the legs, this can cause symptoms such as pain in the calfs, known as claudication. The risk factors for PAD- peripheral artery disease are similar to coronary disease, including smoking.

From: Guy S Mayeda, MD	Category: Vascular Disease
City: Los Angeles	Language: English

Dr. Guy S. Mayeda, and interventional cardiologist, discusses the treatment of PAD, peripheral arterial disease, including the use of the Silverhawk catheter. Visit www.lacard.com for more information.

From: Patricio Ilabaca, MD	Category: Vascular Disease
City: Memphis	Language: English

Peripheral Artery Disease is atherosclerosis of the vessels outside of the heart. Commonly people will develop plaque in the arteries in the legs. This plague is similar to the blockages in the heart arteries that cause heart attack. The risk factors are similar: smoking, diabetes, hypertension, and having high cholesterol are the main risk factors that are treatable. In addition to medications, some patients will require opening the blockages in the legs with angioplasty or sugery or both.

From: Steven Kang, MD	Category: Vascular Disease
City: South Miami	Language: English

What is Peripheral Artery Disease or PAD. It is the formation of cholesterol rich plaque in the walls of the blood vessels outside of the heart. In the legs it can cause pain called claudication. The screening test for PAD in the legs is called the ABI or anke brachial index. If the ABI is abnormal, you may need an angiogram. The treatment of PAD is with exercise, medications, angioplasty and surgery, depending of the extent of the disease.

From: Karen Andrews, MD	Category: Vascular Disease
City: Rochester	Language: English

Diabetics are at risk for wounds on the legs that don't heal. This occurs for a number of reasons, including the diabetes itself, and vascular disease, or blockage in the legs. Dr. Karen Andrews, a physician at the Mayo Clinic, discusses a new treatment being used at the Mayo Clinic called the Circulator Boot. This device appears to improve the blood flow to the legs and help with wound healing.

From: Jean Starr, MD	Category: Vascular Disease
City: Columbus	Language: English

Dr. Jean Starr, a vascularsurgeon at the Ohio State University, discusses the benefit of using an endograft to repair the aorta.

From: Detroit Medical Center, Detroit MI	Category: Vascular Disease
City: Detroit	Language: English

Clogged leg arteries can be opened through a minimally invasive procedure with the SILVERHAWK, a mini drill with a tiny rotating blade for cutting away plaque. The procedure only involves a tiny puncture in the patient's groin. ~ Detroit Medical Center

From: Gerald Zelenock, MD	Category: Vascular Disease
City: Toledo	Language: English

Dr. Gerald Zelenock, the Chairman of Surgery at the Univ. of Toledo, discusses the prevention of vascular disease.