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Arkansas Heart Hospital is equipped for the diagnosis and treatment of Peripheral Vascular Disease / Arterial Disease (PVD/PAD). Peripheral vascular disease is arteriosclerosis or "hardening of the arteries" in the extremities. PAD is a disease of the blood vessels that leads to narrowing and hardening of the arteries that supply the legs and feet. This decreases blood flow, which can injure nerves and other tissues.

Procedures

Angioplasty

Cryoplasty Therapy

Diamondback 360

Laser Artherectomy

Peripheral Stenting

SilverHawk Plaque Excision System

Thrombolytic Therapy

Common Symptoms

Often, symptoms affect one limb. If arteriosclerosis is in both limbs, the intensity is usually different in each.

Leg pain (intermittent claudication)

Occurs with exercise (such as walking)

Relieved with rest

Change of color of the legs

Cold legs or feet

Loss of hair on the legs and/or feet

Muscle pain in the thighs, calves, or feet

Numbness of the legs or feet at rest

Paleness or blueness (cyanosis)

Walking/gait abnormalities

Weak or absent pulse in the limb

Do you have any of these symptoms?

You do not have to live with leg pain. If you have these symptoms, contact a physician. Click here for a list of physicians on the active medical staff at Arkansas Heart Hospital.


Facts About Peripheral Arterial Disease (P.A.D.)


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PAD Assessment

Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) is a common circulation problem in which the arteries carrying blood to the legs are not functioning well or become narrowed or clogged due to a build-up of plaque. Fill out this questionnaire so that your physician can evaluate whether you may be at risk or have symptoms of PAD.


 

 

 

1. Have you ever been diagnosed with Peripheral Vascular Disease or been diagnosed as having poor circulation?

2. Have you ever had surgery, balloon procedures or stents in your heart, kidneys, belly, legs or arms?

2a. If yes, when?

3.    When you walk, do you experience aching, cramping or pain in your arms, legs, thighs or buttocks?

4. If you answered Yes to #3, when do you feel the pain?

After walking one block
Climbing a flight of stairs
After walking 100 yards
Walking at increased speed

5. If you answered Yes to #3, where do you experience pain?

6.If you have pain, does the pain subside with rest?

7. Do your feet or toes bother you most nights while lying in bed, with relief when they are dangled at the edge of the bed?


 8.    Do you have any painful sores or ulcers on legs or feet that do not heal?

 9.    Are your legs or arms pale, discolored or bluish?

 10.  Check all that apply:
I am a current smoker.
I have a history of smoking.
I have diabetes.
I have a family history of diabetes.
I have high cholesterol.
I have a family history of high cholesterol.
I have high blood pressure/hypertension.
I have a family history of high blood pressure/hypertension.
I have coronary artery disease (CAD).
I have a family history of coronary artery disease.
I have had a stroke/mini-stroke/TIA.
I have a family history of stroke/mini-stroke/TIA.

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Assessment courtesy of Spectranetics.


If you have these symptoms, contact a physician. Click here for a list of physicians on the active medical staff at Arkansas Heart Hospital.


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