PAD Stents

Peripheral Arterial Disease Stenting - With the advent of new metals, stents and balloons, today’s peripheral intervention techniques can be used to successfully open significantly narrowed or blocked arteries of your legs that not long ago could only be fixed with vascular surgery or amputation.

+ who is a good candidate for pad stenting?

  • Patients who experience leg pain with walking or have open wounds that won't heal

+ What tests do I need as part of my work-up for PAD stenting?

  • Peripheral arterial ultrasound
  • Peripheral CT scan

+ How is PAD stenting done?

  • You are awake during the procedure
  • It takes about 1 hour to complete the procedure
  • You will have catheters placed in one or both groins
  • There will likely be some soreness along the groins immediately after the procedure

+ What can I expect post PAD stenting?

  • You generally go home the same day of the procedure
  • Bruising and small bumps along the groin puncture site or down your legs is expected and will disappear within 1-2 months
  • No lifting more than 20lbs on either hand for 1 week
  • No running, jumping, squatting, exercising, swimming or submerging your body under water for 1 week
  • You CAN walk, climb stairs and shower the day after your procedure