Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

Peripheral Artery Disease, often referred to as P-A-D, is blockage or constriction of the arteries of the legs, usually due to cholesterol. In this short video, Dr. Seth Bilazarian, an interventional cardiologist at Pentucket Medical in Haverhill MA, provides an overview of this disease, including causes, symptoms such as pain in the calf muscle when walking, as well as what can be done about it. For an in-depth discussion of PAD, please see the Matters of the Heart program of the same name within the video library of PMAonline.com.