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Peripheral Arterial Treatment on the Treasure Coast
If you are experiencing pain in your legs, peripheral arterial disease could be the cause.
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a circulatory disease that causes narrowed arteries that reduces blood flow to your limbs - usually your legs or arm.
Peripheral artery disease is also likely to be a sign of a more widespread accumulation of fatty deposits in your arteries (called Atherosclerosis). This condition may be reducing blood flow to your legs as well as to the heart and brain, leading in more complicated cases to myocardial infarction (heart attack) or strokes. The most common cause is a build-up of plaque caused by cholesterol in the arteries.
Common symptoms include:
- Pain or cramps in your thighs, hips, or calf muscles after walking or climbing stairs.
- Numbness or weakness in legs.
- Signs of poor circulation in legs, such as coldness in your lower leg or foot
- Hair loss or slower hair growth on your feet and legs.
- Sores/wounds that won’t heal.
- A change in color of one of the legs.
- Slower growth of your toenails.
- Shiny, pale skin on your legs.
- No pulse or a weak pulse in your legs or feet.
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It’s estimated that about 14.5 million Americans suffer from Peripheral Arterial Disease – around half of those with PAD do not know they have the condition. Are you among them?
You may need to be screened for PAD if you are:
- Over the age of 60;
- Over the age of 50 and have a history of diabetes or smoking;
- Under the age of 50, but have diabetes, non-healing diabetic foot wounds, or other peripheral arterial disease risk factors, such as obesity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, or a family history of PAD.
The cardiovascular team at Treasure Coast Heart and Vascular (TCH&V) specializes in diagnosing and treating peripheral arterial disease. Contact us today to schedule your free vein screening! Same-day appointments are available.
REQUEST AN APPOINTMENT
Peripheral Arterial Treatment on the Treasure Coast
If you are experiencing pain in your legs, peripheral arterial disease could be the cause.
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a circulatory disease that causes narrowed arteries that reduces blood flow to your limbs - usually your legs or arm.
Peripheral artery disease is also likely to be a sign of a more widespread accumulation of fatty deposits in your arteries (called Atherosclerosis). This condition may be reducing blood flow to your legs as well as to the heart and brain, leading in more complicated cases to myocardial infarction (heart attack) or strokes. The most common cause is a build-up of plaque caused by cholesterol in the arteries.
Common symptoms include:
- Pain or cramps in your thighs, hips, or calf muscles after walking or climbing stairs.
- Numbness or weakness in legs.
- Signs of poor circulation in legs, such as coldness in your lower leg or foot
- Hair loss or slower hair growth on your feet and legs.
- Sores/wounds that won’t heal.
- A change in color of one of the legs.
- Slower growth of your toenails.
- Shiny, pale skin on your legs.
- No pulse or a weak pulse in your legs or feet.
It’s estimated that about 14.5 million Americans suffer from Peripheral Arterial Disease – around half of those with PAD do not know they have the condition. Are you among them?
You may need to be screened for PAD if you are:
- Over the age of 60;
- Over the age of 50 and have a history of diabetes or smoking;
- Under the age of 50, but have diabetes, non-healing diabetic foot wounds, or other peripheral arterial disease risk factors, such as obesity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, or a family history of PAD.
The cardiovascular team at Treasure Coast Heart and Vascular (TCH&V) specializes in diagnosing and treating peripheral arterial disease. Contact us today to schedule your free vein screening! Same-day appointments are available.