Peripheral Artery Disease

This is another common disorder, affecting approximately 8 to 10 million Americans and often existing with coronary artery disease. Peripheral artery disease interferes with circulation of blood to the legs, due to blocked arteries in the leg, and causes pain and cramping in the calf and thigh areas – especially when walking.

At the UConn Health Center, an experienced team of specialists including cardiologists, vascular surgeons and nurses, diagnose and treat patients with peripheral artery disease. Medicines to prevent the progression of this disease and to improve the symptoms of claudication (pain upon walking) are offered. In more complicated cases, surgical procedures such as angioplasty and stenting, as well as peripheral arterial bypass surgery, are used to open the narrowed artery.