“30% of patients with heart disease will have blocked arteries in their legs,” says Puneet Khanna, MD, Board Certified Cardiologist with Eisenhower Desert Cardiology Center. It’s not just heart disease patients who’re at risk for peripheral arterial disease (PAD). People with diabetes, smokers/former smokers, and older patients are also at risk.

Peripheral arterial disease — also known as blocked leg arteries — is a heart condition that can be identified with a ten minute diagnostic test, and you can then be on your way to treatment. Leg arteries that get blocked with plaque can create a number of problems if not treated.

In this Health Insights video blog – Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) – Who’s at Risk? – Dr. Khanna, who is also the Co-Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab at Eisenhower Health, succinctly brings us up to speed on peripheral arterial disease and covers the following:

• Who’s at risk
• Symptoms
• Success expectations
• Critical limb ischemia – unhealed foot ulcers
• Problem correction

If you or a loved one has any of the PAD risk factors covered by Dr. Khanna in this video, you might want to consider taking the time for a check-up. If it turns out that you have peripheral arterial disease, special procedures and expertise that focus on your situation can improve your quality of life and help you avoid bad outcomes.

Learn more about the full spectrum of leading-edge technology and comprehensive cardiovascular services available at the Eisenhower Desert Cardiology Center – recognized as a leader in cardiovascular care in the region. You can also follow Eisenhower Desert Cardiology Center on Facebook.

Take a moment out of your busy day and treat your health as a priority – watch these informative videos, read the update to the community, and share this information with your friends and family, too. More great VIDEO information is also available for you at the Eisenhower Video Library. Do you also enjoy AUDIO? Visit the Eisenhower Audio Podcast Library as well for a wide range of healthcare information!

Meet Dr. Khanna: Dr. Khanna’s Video Introduction

MORE INFORMATION FROM DR. KHANNA:

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (Video)

Impella Device (Video)

Deep Dive: Aortic Valve Stenosis Repair with TAVR (Video Blog)

Check out the entire line-up of cardiovascular-related videos from Eisenhower Desert Cardiovascular Center in the following YouTube Playlist: Cardiology Medical Minute Series.

GREAT NEWS!!!

U.S. News & World Report has released its prestigious annual hospital rankings. Eisenhower Health ranks #1 in the Inland Empire and #12 in California. Eisenhower Health was also rated High Performing in 20 types of care — the highest number of specialty recognitions earned by a hospital in the Inland Empire, including five specialty recognitions in Cardiology: Aortic Valve Surgery, Heart Attack, Heart Bypass Surgery, Heart Failure and Stroke.

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