NEWPORT HEART MEDICAL GROUP
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Peripheral Vascular Disease ("PVD") can often be treated with balloon catheters and stents, thus avoiding the need for surgery in many cases.

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The images on the left portray
an 82 year old gentleman
with severe claudication. 
Claudication is severe leg cramping that occurs while walking, even a very short distance.  Claudication is the result of very poor blood flow into the leg. 


The pre-angioplasty image shows the blood flow stopping just above the knee, while
the post-angioplasty image shows the blood flowing normally into the artery below the knee. 

This patient experienced significant improvement in his walking ability following the procedure.



 

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