{"id":2483,"date":"2015-12-03T09:34:56","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T15:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.medradclinics.com\/?p=2483"},"modified":"2015-12-03T09:35:50","modified_gmt":"2015-12-03T15:35:50","slug":"peripheral-arterial-disease-pad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medradclinics.com\/?p=2483","title":{"rendered":"Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is peripheral arterial disease PAD?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"Peripheral

Peripheral arteries of the body<\/p><\/div>\n

All arteries that do not supply the heart or directly supply the brain are peripheral arteries. This diagram to your left shows\u00a0these arteries. Many\u00a0conditions can affect the\u00a0walls of these arteries\u00a0and cause the arteries to\u00a0narrow or obstruct. This\u00a0is peripheral arterial disease. Common conditions that increase a person’s risk of peripheral\u00a0arterial disease are\u00a0smoking, advanced age,\u00a0diabetes mellitus, hyper- tension, hypercholesterolemia and male sex.\u00a0Other \u00a0situations or conditions include a family\u00a0history of PAD, being\u00a0overweight, an inactive\u00a0life style, and past history of stroke or heart attack.<\/p>\n

What problems can PAD cause?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It depends on the area of the body PAD affects.<\/p>\n

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  1. PAD of the large arteries in the neck can cause\u00a0stroke.<\/li>\n
  2. PAD of the kidney arteries cause hypertension\u00a0and may lead to kidney failure.<\/li>\n
  3. PAD of the arteries that supply the intestines can\u00a0cause pain after meals, malabsorption, and\u00a0weight loss.<\/li>\n
  4. PAD of the arteries that supply the legs and feet can\u00a0cause pain when walking as well as foot ulcers and gangrene when extreme. These can lead to amputa- tion of the leg or foot.<\/li>\n
  5. PAD of the abdominal aorta can cause aneurysm\u00a0that may rupture and cause death.<\/li>\n
  6. PAD of the arteries that supply the penis may cause\u00a0erectile dysfunction.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    \"Gangrene

    Gangrene by PAD<\/p><\/div>\n

    \"Narrow

    Narrow aorta by PAD<\/p><\/div>\n

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    How do I know I have PAD?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    If you have any of the conditions or lifestyles listed\u00a0above, you have a higher chance of having PAD and if\u00a0you have any of the symptoms or manifestations of the\u00a0disease, consider seeing your physician. There are tests\u00a0that will confirm or dismiss the disease in you, and if\u00a0proven to have it, you will be referred to healthcare\u00a0specialists to help you.<\/p>\n

    Is there treatment for PAD?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Yes, there is treatment for PAD. It starts with prevention: stopping smoking, better control of the blood sugar, cholesterol, and hypertension with medication reduce the risk of developing PAD and slow down its progression. But when the disease is advanced and causes\u00a0much problem like leg cramping when walking or ulcer\u00a0and gangrene of the feet, the narrow or obstructed artery\u00a0can be bypassed by a surgeon in an operation.\u00a0It can also be reopened by a vascular specialist\u00a0like an interventional radiologist with special\u00a0instruments that remove the obstruction or prop the artery open (stents).<\/p>\n

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    Iliac PAD before + after stenting<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    What is peripheral arterial disease PAD? All arteries that do not supply the heart or directly supply the brain are peripheral arteries. This diagram to your left shows\u00a0these arteries. Many\u00a0conditions can affect the\u00a0walls of these arteries\u00a0and cause the arteries to\u00a0narrow or obstruct. This\u00a0is peripheral arterial disease. Common conditions that increase a person’s risk of peripheral\u00a0arterial […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medradclinics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medradclinics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medradclinics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medradclinics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medradclinics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2483"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.medradclinics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2486,"href":"https:\/\/www.medradclinics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483\/revisions\/2486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medradclinics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medradclinics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medradclinics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}