Dr. Rundback explains what people who are suffering from PAD can do right now to prevent CLI & amputation.

PAD or Peripheral Arterial Disease represents atherosclerosis or blockage of the arteries in the legs. It's the same condition, which when affecting the heart arteries can cause heart attacks and when affecting the neck arteries can cause a stroke. Peripheral Arterial Disease is a spectrum of disease which may be asymptomatic or can progress to pain with exertion, pain at night (which wakes people from sleep), or in the worst-case scenarios, pain at rest, ulceration, and wounds, which may result in amputation. This is called Critical Limb Ischemia.

Obviously, the best goal is to avoid the progression of Peripheral Arterial Disease to the point where there are non-healing wounds. In patients who are at high risk, such as with diabetes and chronic kidney disease, this requires frequent checks of the feet for early identification of wounds before they become worse. You can see your doctor and get referred to a vascular specialist. For patients with lesser stages of Peripheral Arterial Disease, we encourage ambulation, walking, and healthy habits. And most importantly, you need to control risk factors including diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and smoking, so these do not contribute to the worsening of the disease.

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