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PAD
Peripheral Arterial Disease
REMARKABLE TREATMENT WILL SAVE YOU FROM AMPUTATION
PAD, Peripheral Arterial Disease, is a serious, yet treatable disease, characterized by a narrowing or blockage of the arteries that carry oxygenated blood to extremities such as the legs. Our Providers can perform a minimally invasive, same day, outpatient vascular procedure with just a tiny pin hole.
Early signs of PAD
Because many of the symptoms of PAD go undetected or mimic other conditions, it may be difficult to detect PAD until it begins to manifest. Avoiding many of the risk factors, like smoking and obesity by cessation and exercise will stop the disease before it starts.
Take a look at the common risks, predispositions, and signs/symptoms, then read up on some of the testing and procedures VMA Care can perform for you using comfortable,minimally invasive, state-of-the-art equipment and techniques:
Save you from leg pain or worse, losing your limbs!
Causes
- Atherosclerosis
- Radiation exposure
- High cholesterol
- High triglycerides
- Poor nutrition
- Inflammatory diseases
Risk Factors
- Smoking
- Aging (most common over the age of 50)
- Obesity
- Race (more prevalent in Hispanics and African Americans)
- Aging (more prevalent in women 40-49 and men 70-79)
Predisopostions
- Diabetes
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Excess Blood Cholesterol
- Existing Heart Disease
- Kidney Disease
- History of heart attack or stroke
Symptoms
- Muscle cramping in the lower extremities (calves, thighs, hips)
- Intermittent claudication (pain with walking, resolving with rest)
- Rest Pain (prolonged aching in the muscles that do not subside, even at rest)
- Leg or foot wounds that are slow to heal or do not heal at all (could eventually develop into ulcers)
- Cold feet and/or legs
- Color changes to legs, feet and toes (paleness or blueness)
- Weak pulse in the legs or feet
- Buttock pain
- Hair loss on the legs
- ED (erectile dysfunction) in men
- Acute limb pain
- Chronic Leg and Foot Pain
- Neuropathy/Numbness
- Poor nail growth
Conditions We Treat
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Our Providers
Dr. Peter Farrugia
Interventional Cardiologist
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Address
- 317 George Street, Suite 412, 4th Floor, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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Office Hours
Monday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday Closed