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The same atherosclerotic process that causes heart artery blockages causes PVD as well. Just as coronary artery disease increases the risk of a heart attack, PVD increases a person's risk for other serious health conditions, such as stroke, disabling leg pain, gangrene, and hypertension. In fact, patients with PVD also have a much higher likelihood of having a heart attack than does the general public. That's why at Midwest Cardiology Associates, we evaluate all aspects of your circulatory system with tests that include the latest non-invasive imaging tests performed in our fully certified labs. It is essential to integrate all the levels of care -- physical examination, non-invasive testing, angiographic analysis, and therapy.

At Midwest Cardiology, we take the least invasive approach possible to treat your PVD. Typically that means we begin your treatment with medications and lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise. If this approach doesn't produce the necessary results, we then investigate more invasive techniques, such as angiography, angioplasty, atherectomy, and stent procedures. Surgery if often unnecessary and unlike many open surgical procedures, these less invasive procedures can be performed without general anesthesia or large incisions. The advantages of minimally invasive procedures include smaller wounds, less pain, faster healing times, and lower infection risk.

At MCA, we can provide the following procedures:

• ABI's (ankle-brachial indices) -- simple leg pressure studies to screen for the presence of PVD;
• Complete ultrasound and Doppler examinations to assess more fully the location and severity of peripheral vascular disease;
• Peripheral vascular angioplasty and stenting;
• Atherectomy -- a procedure to remove plaque build-up from within the arteries;
• Carotid stenting;
• Renal artery angioplasty and stenting;
• Subclavian artery angioplasty and stenting;
• Placement and retrieval of inferior vena cava filters - devices which can prevent life threatening pulmonary embolism (blood clots to the lungs);
• Treatment of chronic total vascular occlusions.

Peripheral Vascular Disease Questionnaire
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