{"id":126046,"date":"2026-08-23T20:26:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T03:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/en\/vascular-services\/peripheral-artery-disease\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T15:21:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T22:21:14","slug":"peripheral-artery-disease","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/en\/vascular-services\/peripheral-artery-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"MedicalCondition\",\"name\":\"Peripheral Artery Disease\",\"alternateName\":[\"PAD\",\"Peripheral Arterial Disease\",\"Peripheral Vascular Disease\"],\"associatedAnatomy\":{\"@type\":\"AnatomicalStructure\",\"name\":\"Peripheral arteries of the legs\"},\"cause\":{\"@type\":\"MedicalCause\",\"name\":\"Atherosclerosis (plaque buildup in the arteries)\"},\"riskFactor\":[\"Smoking\",\"Diabetes\",\"High blood pressure\",\"High cholesterol\",\"Age over 50\",\"Family history\"],\"signOrSymptom\":[\"Claudication (leg cramping when walking)\",\"Leg numbness or weakness\",\"Cold lower leg or foot\",\"Non-healing foot sores\",\"Weak or absent pulse in legs\"],\"possibleTreatment\":[\"Supervised walking program\",\"Medication management\",\"Atherectomy\",\"Angioplasty and stenting\",\"Intravascular lithotripsy\"],\"provider\":{\"@type\":\"MedicalOrganization\",\"name\":\"Empire Vein & Vascular Specialists\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/empirevein.com\\\/\"}}<\/script>\n\n\n<section style=\"background:var(--gradient-hero);position:relative;overflow:hidden\">\n\t<div class=\"vv-hero-grid\" style=\"max-width:1480px;margin:0 auto;padding:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(320px, 0.82fr);align-items:stretch;gap:clamp(24px, 4vw, 64px)\">\n\t\t<div style=\"padding:clamp(40px, 6vw, 72px) 0 clamp(56px, 7vw, 92px) var(--gutter);position:relative;z-index:2\">\n\t\t\t\t<nav style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-size:var(--text-sm);margin-bottom:26px;flex-wrap:wrap\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/en\/vascular-services\/\" style=\"color:var(--ev-purple-600);font-weight:600;padding:6px 0;min-height:40px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;text-decoration:none\">Vascular Care<\/a>\n\t\t<span style=\"color:var(--border-strong)\">|<\/span>\n\t\t<span style=\"color:var(--text-heading);font-weight:600\">Peripheral Artery Disease<\/span>\n\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"ev-h1 ev-arrive-kw\" style=\"line-height:1.02\"><span class=\"ev-gradient-text\">Peripheral artery disease<\/span>: when leg pain is a circulation warning<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ev-lead\" style=\"margin:22px 0 0;max-width:640px\">Cramping legs when you walk are easy to brush off as \u201cjust getting older.\u201d Often they\u2019re a sign that narrowed arteries are starving your legs of blood, and a warning about your heart health too. Here\u2019s what PAD is, why it matters, and how it\u2019s treated.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-statrow ev-arrive-rise ev-arrive-d2\" style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:26px 0;margin-top:40px;max-width:600px;border-top:1px solid var(--border);padding-top:30px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"flex:1 1 44%;min-width:180px;padding-left:0;border-left:none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:clamp(1.5rem, 2.4vw, 1.9rem);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.03em;line-height:1;margin:0\"><span class=\"ev-gradient-text\">1 in 20<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ev-meta\" style=\"margin:9px 0 0\">adults over 50 have PAD, and many don\u2019t know it<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"flex:1 1 44%;min-width:180px;padding-left:clamp(18px, 2.2vw, 32px);border-left:1px solid var(--border)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:clamp(1.5rem, 2.4vw, 1.9rem);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.03em;line-height:1;margin:0\"><span class=\"ev-gradient-text\">Minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ev-meta\" style=\"margin:9px 0 0\">to detect with a simple, painless ABI test<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"vv-hero-media\" style=\"position:relative;min-height:420px;align-self:stretch\">\n\t\t\t<div style=\"position:absolute;overflow:hidden;background:linear-gradient(150deg, var(--ev-purple-100), var(--ev-white) 80%);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;inset:0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ev-arrive-ease\" src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/pad-hero.jpg\" alt=\"An older woman rubbing her aching lower leg and ankle\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" style=\"position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block;object-position:center center;pointer-events:none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"ev-section\">\n\t<div class=\"vv-info-grid\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(300px, 0.92fr);gap:clamp(32px, 5vw, 72px);align-items:center\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-rv\" style=\"max-width:760px;margin:0;text-align:left;margin-bottom:clamp(36px, 4vw, 52px)\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ev-h2\">What is <span class=\"ev-gradient-text\">peripheral artery disease?<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 18px);color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.75;margin:0 0 18px;text-wrap:pretty\">Peripheral artery disease, or PAD, is a common circulation problem in which the arteries that carry blood to your legs and feet become narrowed by plaque. With less blood getting through, the muscles don&#039;t get the oxygen they need, especially when you&#039;re active.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 18px);color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.75;margin:0;text-wrap:pretty\">It&#039;s caused by <strong style=\"color:var(--text-heading)\">atherosclerosis<\/strong>: the same process that narrows the arteries of the heart.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-rv-group\" style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:16px;align-items:flex-start;padding:0 0 20px;border-top:none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;width:46px;height:46px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);background:var(--ev-purple-50);color:var(--ev-purple-600);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-lg);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.015em;margin-bottom:4px\">Often felt while walking<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ev-meta\">The first clue is usually leg cramping that comes on with activity and fades with rest.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:16px;align-items:flex-start;padding:20px 0;border-top:1px solid #ece3f4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;width:46px;height:46px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);background:var(--ev-purple-50);color:var(--ev-purple-600);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M19 14c1.49-1.46 3-3.21 3-5.5A5.5 5.5 0 0 0 16.5 3c-1.76 0-3 .5-4.5 2-1.5-1.5-2.74-2-4.5-2A5.5 5.5 0 0 0 2 8.5c0 2.3 1.5 4.05 3 5.5l7 7Z\"\/><path d=\"M3.22 12H9.5l.5-1 2 4.5 2-7 1.5 3.5h5.27\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-lg);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.015em;margin-bottom:4px\">A whole-body signal<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ev-meta\">PAD points to artery disease elsewhere, so treating it protects your heart and brain too.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:16px;align-items:flex-start;padding:20px 0;border-top:1px solid #ece3f4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;width:46px;height:46px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);background:var(--ev-purple-50);color:var(--ev-purple-600);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-lg);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.015em;margin-bottom:4px\">Manageable, not hopeless<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ev-meta\">It can&#039;t be fully reversed, but blood flow can be restored and the disease slowed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg, var(--ev-purple-50) 0%, #f8eef4 42%, #fdeede 100%);position:relative;overflow:hidden\">\n\t<div style=\"max-width:var(--container-max);margin-inline:auto;padding:clamp(64px, 8.5vw, 116px) var(--gutter);position:relative;z-index:1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vv-info-grid\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 0.56fr) minmax(0, 1.44fr);gap:clamp(28px, 4vw, 52px);max-width:1060px;margin-inline:auto;align-items:stretch\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-rv-greet\" style=\"position:relative;border-radius:var(--radius-2xl);overflow:hidden;background:linear-gradient(165deg, var(--ev-purple-100) 0%, #fbe2c9 100%);display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-end;min-height:440px;box-shadow:var(--shadow-md)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/dr-rex-c-manayan.png\" alt=\"Dr. Rex C. Manayan\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;object-position:bottom center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"position:relative;z-index:1;padding:26px 24px 20px;background:linear-gradient(to top, rgba(44,15,68,0.94), rgba(44,15,68,0.5) 55%, rgba(44,15,68,0))\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-xl);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.015em;color:var(--ev-white)\">Dr. Rex C. Manayan<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);color:rgba(255,255,255,0.82);font-weight:600;margin-top:3px\">Board-Certified \u2022 Fellowship-Trained Vascular Surgeon<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-rv\" style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"margin:0 0 18px;font-size:clamp(1.4rem, 2.4vw, 1.9rem);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.02em;line-height:1.12;color:var(--text-heading)\">What our doctors think of <span class=\"ev-gradient-text\">PAD<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<blockquote style=\"margin:0;font-size:clamp(1.3rem, 2vw, 1.7rem);font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-0.015em;line-height:1.42;color:var(--text-heading);text-wrap:pretty\"><span style=\"color:var(--ev-orange-dark);font-weight:800\">\u201c<\/span>The patients who do best with PAD are the ones we meet early. A five-minute ankle-brachial test tells us exactly where things stand, and from there almost everything we do is a small puncture, not an operation.<span style=\"color:var(--ev-orange-dark);font-weight:800\">\u201d<\/span><\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section style=\"background:transparent\">\n\t<div class=\"ev-section\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-rv\" style=\"max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;text-align:center;margin-bottom:clamp(36px, 4vw, 52px)\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ev-h2\">Signs &amp; <span class=\"ev-gradient-text\">symptoms<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-lg);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.6;margin:16px auto 0;max-width:640px;text-wrap:pretty\">PAD can be quiet for years. When it does show up, there are three ways to catch it: by how your legs feel, what you see, and the patterns you notice.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-divider-grid ev-rv-group\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr))\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border-left:none;padding-left:0;padding-right:clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 40px)\">\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;margin:0 0 20px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin:0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:block;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:var(--text-xs);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.14em;color:var(--ev-purple-600);margin-bottom:10px\">What you<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-h2 ev-gradient-text\" style=\"display:block;letter-spacing:-0.02em;line-height:1\">Feel<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/pad-sign-feel.jpg\" alt=\"A woman seated on a couch, gripping her aching calf with both hands\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:clamp(72px, 7vw, 96px);height:clamp(72px, 7vw, 96px);border-radius:var(--radius-lg);object-fit:cover;flex-shrink:0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:12px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:11px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--ev-purple-500);margin-top:3px\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.5\">Cramping or aching in the calves, thighs, or hips when you walk, easing within minutes of resting<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:11px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--ev-purple-500);margin-top:3px\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.5\">Numbness, tingling, or weakness in the leg or foot<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:11px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--ev-purple-500);margin-top:3px\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.5\">Coldness in one lower leg or foot compared with the other<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:11px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--ev-purple-500);margin-top:3px\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.5\">Aching or burning at rest, often worse at night<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border-left:1px solid var(--border);padding-left:clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 40px);padding-right:clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 40px)\">\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;margin:0 0 20px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin:0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:block;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:var(--text-xs);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.14em;color:var(--ev-purple-600);margin-bottom:10px\">What you<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-h2 ev-gradient-text\" style=\"display:block;letter-spacing:-0.02em;line-height:1\">See<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/pad-sign-see.jpg\" alt=\"An ankle and foot with dusky, bluish-purple skin discoloration\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:clamp(72px, 7vw, 96px);height:clamp(72px, 7vw, 96px);border-radius:var(--radius-lg);object-fit:cover;flex-shrink:0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:12px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:11px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--ev-purple-500);margin-top:3px\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.5\">Sores or ulcers on the feet or toes that are slow to heal<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:11px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--ev-purple-500);margin-top:3px\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.5\">Shiny skin, or color changes: pale, bluish, or dusky<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:11px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--ev-purple-500);margin-top:3px\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.5\">Hair loss on the legs, feet, or toes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:11px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--ev-purple-500);margin-top:3px\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.5\">Slower toenail growth or thickened nails<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border-left:1px solid var(--border);padding-left:clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 40px);padding-right:clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 40px)\">\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;margin:0 0 20px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin:0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:block;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:var(--text-xs);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.14em;color:var(--ev-purple-600);margin-bottom:10px\">What you<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-h2 ev-gradient-text\" style=\"display:block;letter-spacing:-0.02em;line-height:1\">Notice<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/pad-sign-notice.jpg\" alt=\"A woman pausing on a park bench mid-walk, holding her knee\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:clamp(72px, 7vw, 96px);height:clamp(72px, 7vw, 96px);border-radius:var(--radius-lg);object-fit:cover;flex-shrink:0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:12px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:11px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--ev-purple-500);margin-top:3px\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.5\">Walking shorter distances before the pain sets in<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:11px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--ev-purple-500);margin-top:3px\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.5\">Having to stop or slow down sooner than you used to<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:11px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--ev-purple-500);margin-top:3px\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.5\">Leg pain that eases when you hang your foot off the bed<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:11px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--ev-purple-500);margin-top:3px\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.5\">In men, new difficulty with erections linked to reduced blood flow<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"ev-rv\" style=\"position:relative;margin:0;max-width:820px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;margin-top:clamp(30px, 3.5vw, 44px)\">\n\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:4px;width:clamp(72px, 12vw, 120px);border-radius:var(--radius-full);margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:clamp(20px, 2.6vw, 30px);background:var(--gradient-brand)\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:clamp(1.3rem, 2vw, 1.7rem);font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-0.02em;line-height:1.32;text-wrap:balance;color:var(--text-heading)\">Up to <span class=\"ev-gradient-text\">4 in 10 people with PAD<\/span> don&#039;t have the classic leg cramping. That&#039;s why people with diabetes or a history of smoking benefit from screening even without obvious symptoms.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"ev-section\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ev-rv\" style=\"max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;text-align:center;margin-bottom:clamp(36px, 4vw, 52px)\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ev-h2\">What causes PAD<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-lg);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.6;margin:16px auto 0;max-width:640px;text-wrap:pretty\">Nearly always, it comes down to plaque slowly narrowing the arteries that feed your legs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-rv-group ev-divider-grid ev-swipe-row ev-rail--numbered-steps\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Steps, in order\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr))\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border-left:none;padding-left:0;padding-right:clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 40px)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/artery-step-1.png\" alt=\"Plaque builds up\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"height:clamp(280px, 30vw, 440px);width:auto;max-width:100%;object-fit:contain;align-self:center;display:block;margin-bottom:22px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"align-self:stretch;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:700;color:var(--ev-purple-400);letter-spacing:0.1em;padding-bottom:14px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--ev-purple-200);margin-bottom:14px\">01<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-lg);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.015em;margin-bottom:8px\">Plaque builds up<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.6;text-wrap:pretty\">Fatty deposits, cholesterol, and calcium gradually collect along the inner walls of the arteries that carry blood to your legs, a process called atherosclerosis.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border-left:1px solid var(--border);padding-left:clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 40px);padding-right:clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 40px)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/artery-step-2.png\" alt=\"Arteries narrow\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"height:clamp(280px, 30vw, 440px);width:auto;max-width:100%;object-fit:contain;align-self:center;display:block;margin-bottom:22px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"align-self:stretch;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:700;color:var(--ev-purple-400);letter-spacing:0.1em;padding-bottom:14px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--ev-purple-200);margin-bottom:14px\">02<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-lg);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.015em;margin-bottom:8px\">Arteries narrow<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.6;text-wrap:pretty\">As plaque thickens, the channel inside the artery shrinks and stiffens, so less oxygen-rich blood reaches the muscles of the legs and feet.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border-left:1px solid var(--border);padding-left:clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 40px);padding-right:clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 40px)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/pad-step-3.png\" alt=\"Muscles starve for oxygen\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"height:clamp(280px, 30vw, 440px);width:auto;max-width:100%;object-fit:contain;align-self:center;display:block;margin-bottom:22px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"align-self:stretch;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:700;color:var(--ev-purple-400);letter-spacing:0.1em;padding-bottom:14px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--ev-purple-200);margin-bottom:14px\">03<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-lg);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.015em;margin-bottom:8px\">Muscles starve for oxygen<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.6;text-wrap:pretty\">When you walk, the leg muscles demand more blood than the narrowed artery can deliver, which is why they cramp, then ease once you rest.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section style=\"background:transparent\">\n\t<div class=\"ev-section\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vv-info-grid\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 0.7fr) minmax(0, 1.3fr);gap:clamp(32px, 5vw, 72px);align-items:start\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-rv\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ev-h2-sm\">Who&#039;s most at risk<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.7;margin:20px 0 0;text-wrap:pretty\">PAD shares its risk factors with heart disease. Smoking and diabetes carry the most weight, but they rarely act alone, and the more that stack up, the higher your risk.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.65;margin:16px 0 0;text-wrap:pretty\">The same habits that lower PAD risk, like staying active and managing blood sugar and cholesterol, also protect your heart.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-grid-cards ev-grid-cards-2 ev-rv-group\" style=\"row-gap:28px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.01em;margin-bottom:3px;display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:7px\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"3.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"color:var(--ev-danger);flex-shrink:0;margin-top:3px\"><path d=\"M18 6L6 18\"\/><path d=\"M6 6l12 12\"\/><\/svg>Smoking<\/h3><p class=\"ev-meta\">Smoking is the single strongest risk factor. It dramatically accelerates artery narrowing and worsens outcomes.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.01em;margin-bottom:3px;display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:7px\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"3.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"color:var(--ev-danger);flex-shrink:0;margin-top:3px\"><path d=\"M18 6L6 18\"\/><path d=\"M6 6l12 12\"\/><\/svg>Diabetes<\/h3><p class=\"ev-meta\">High blood sugar damages and narrows arteries, making PAD more common, more severe, and harder to feel.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.01em;margin-bottom:3px;display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:7px\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"3.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"color:var(--ev-danger);flex-shrink:0;margin-top:3px\"><path d=\"M18 6L6 18\"\/><path d=\"M6 6l12 12\"\/><\/svg>Age over 50<\/h3><p class=\"ev-meta\">Risk climbs steadily with age as arteries naturally stiffen and plaque accumulates.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.01em;margin-bottom:3px;display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:7px\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"3.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"color:var(--ev-danger);flex-shrink:0;margin-top:3px\"><path d=\"M18 6L6 18\"\/><path d=\"M6 6l12 12\"\/><\/svg>High blood pressure &amp; cholesterol<\/h3><p class=\"ev-meta\">Both speed up plaque buildup throughout the body, including the arteries of the legs.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.01em;margin-bottom:3px;display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:7px\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"3.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"color:var(--ev-danger);flex-shrink:0;margin-top:3px\"><path d=\"M18 6L6 18\"\/><path d=\"M6 6l12 12\"\/><\/svg>Family or personal history<\/h3><p class=\"ev-meta\">A history of PAD, heart disease, or stroke in you or close relatives raises your risk.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.01em;margin-bottom:3px;display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:7px\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"3.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"color:var(--ev-danger);flex-shrink:0;margin-top:3px\"><path d=\"M18 6L6 18\"\/><path d=\"M6 6l12 12\"\/><\/svg>Excess weight &amp; inactivity<\/h3><p class=\"ev-meta\">Extra weight and limited movement compound other risk factors and slow circulation.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"ev-section\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-rv\" style=\"max-width:760px;margin-bottom:clamp(36px, 4vw, 52px)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:var(--text-xs);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.14em;color:var(--ev-purple-600);margin:0 0 14px\">Why it shouldn&#039;t wait<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ev-h2\">PAD is treatable, but it <span class=\"ev-gradient-text\">progresses<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-lg);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.6;margin:16px 0 0;max-width:640px;text-wrap:pretty\">Caught early, PAD is very manageable. Left alone, reduced blood flow can lead to serious problems in the leg and beyond.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"ev-rv-group ev-grid-cards ev-grid-cards-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;width:46px;height:46px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;background:#fdecea;color:var(--ev-danger)\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><rect x=\"2\" y=\"7\" width=\"20\" height=\"10\" rx=\"5\"\/><path d=\"M10 10h.01M14 14h.01M14 10h.01M10 14h.01M12 12h.01\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.01em;margin-bottom:3px;display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:7px\">Non-healing wounds<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ev-meta\">Poor blood flow means cuts and sores on the feet heal slowly, raising the risk of infection.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;width:46px;height:46px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;background:#fdecea;color:var(--ev-danger)\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.01em;margin-bottom:3px;display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:7px\">Critical limb ischemia<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ev-meta\">Severe, advanced PAD with pain even at rest and tissue loss that can threaten the limb if untreated.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;width:46px;height:46px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;background:#fdecea;color:var(--ev-danger)\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M19 14c1.49-1.46 3-3.21 3-5.5A5.5 5.5 0 0 0 16.5 3c-1.76 0-3 .5-4.5 2-1.5-1.5-2.74-2-4.5-2A5.5 5.5 0 0 0 2 8.5c0 2.3 1.5 4.05 3 5.5l7 7Z\"\/><path d=\"M3.22 12H9.5l.5-1 2 4.5 2-7 1.5 3.5h5.27\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.01em;margin-bottom:3px;display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:7px\">Heart attack &amp; stroke<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ev-meta\">PAD is a red flag for artery disease body-wide, so it sharply raises cardiovascular risk.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;width:46px;height:46px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;background:#fdecea;color:var(--ev-danger)\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M22 12h-4l-3 9L9 3l-3 9H2\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.01em;margin-bottom:3px;display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:7px\">Loss of mobility<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ev-meta\">Worsening leg pain can quietly shrink how far, and how independently, you&#039;re able to move.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-goodnews ev-rv\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto minmax(0, 1fr);gap:clamp(20px, 3.5vw, 56px);align-items:start;max-width:940px;margin:clamp(38px, 4.5vw, 60px) auto 0;padding:clamp(24px, 3vw, 38px) clamp(18px, 2.5vw, 34px);background:linear-gradient(90deg, #e9f6ee 0%, rgba(233, 246, 238, 0.4) 46%, rgba(243, 234, 250, 0.45) 100%)\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:32px;height:32px;border-radius:var(--radius-full);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;background:#d8eee1;color:var(--ev-success);margin-bottom:12px\"><svg width=\"17\" height=\"17\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:clamp(1.5rem, 2.4vw, 2rem);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.02em;line-height:1.05;color:var(--ev-success);margin:0\">The good news<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"ev-body\" style=\"max-width:640px\">With today&#039;s minimally invasive treatments, the <span style=\"color:var(--ev-success);font-weight:700\">vast majority of PAD is managed successfully<\/span>, and treating it protects your heart at the same time.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section style=\"background:transparent\">\n\t<div class=\"ev-section\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-rv\" style=\"max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;text-align:center;margin-bottom:clamp(36px, 4vw, 52px)\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ev-h2\">How we <span class=\"ev-gradient-text\">diagnose PAD<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-lg);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.6;margin:16px auto 0;max-width:640px;text-wrap:pretty\">It starts simply, with quick, painless tests that tell us exactly how well blood is reaching your legs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vv-info-grid\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);gap:clamp(32px, 5vw, 72px);align-items:start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-rv-group\" style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-monostep-big\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:clamp(60px, 6.5vw, 100px) minmax(0, 1fr);gap:clamp(16px, 2.4vw, 30px);align-items:center;padding:clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 30px) 0;border-top:1px solid rgba(91,33,182,0.14);border-bottom:none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:clamp(3rem, 5.5vw, 5rem);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.04em;line-height:0.9;color:var(--ev-purple-200)\">01<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-lg);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.015em;margin:0 0 6px\">Vascular screening<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.6;text-wrap:pretty;margin:0\">A specialist reviews your symptoms and history, checks pulses in your legs and feet, and looks at the skin.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-monostep-big\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:clamp(60px, 6.5vw, 100px) minmax(0, 1fr);gap:clamp(16px, 2.4vw, 30px);align-items:center;padding:clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 30px) 0;border-top:1px solid rgba(91,33,182,0.14);border-bottom:none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:clamp(3rem, 5.5vw, 5rem);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.04em;line-height:0.9;color:var(--ev-purple-200)\">02<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-lg);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.015em;margin:0 0 6px\">Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI)<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.6;text-wrap:pretty;margin:0\">A simple, painless test compares blood pressure at your ankle and arm to measure how well blood reaches your legs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-monostep-big\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:clamp(60px, 6.5vw, 100px) minmax(0, 1fr);gap:clamp(16px, 2.4vw, 30px);align-items:center;padding:clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 30px) 0;border-top:1px solid rgba(91,33,182,0.14);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(91,33,182,0.14)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:clamp(3rem, 5.5vw, 5rem);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.04em;line-height:0.9;color:var(--ev-purple-200)\">03<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-lg);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.015em;margin:0 0 6px\">Duplex ultrasound<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.6;text-wrap:pretty;margin:0\">An imaging scan in our accredited vascular lab pinpoints exactly where and how severely an artery is narrowed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-rv-greet\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;background:linear-gradient(150deg, var(--ev-purple-100), var(--ev-white) 78%);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;height:100%;min-height:340px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/pad-diagnose.jpg\" alt=\"EVVS specialist performing an ankle-brachial index test\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"pad-treatments\" class=\"ev-section\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ev-rv\" style=\"max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;text-align:center;margin-bottom:clamp(36px, 4vw, 52px)\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ev-h2\">How we <span class=\"ev-gradient-text\">treat PAD<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-lg);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.6;margin:16px auto 0;max-width:640px;text-wrap:pretty\">Care starts with the simplest steps and adds minimally invasive procedures only when they&#039;re needed and matched to your arteries.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-rv-group ev-swipe-row ev-rail--treatment-cards\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Treatment options\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;gap:22px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"cursor:default;display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1 1 330px;max-width:470px;padding:28px 28px 24px;background:var(--card);border-radius:var(--radius-2xl);box-shadow:var(--shadow-sm);transition:box-shadow var(--duration), transform var(--duration)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-bottom:16px\"><span style=\"flex-shrink:0;width:48px;height:48px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);background:linear-gradient(150deg, var(--ev-purple-100), var(--ev-amber-50));color:var(--ev-purple-700);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M22 12h-4l-3 9L9 3l-3 9H2\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span style=\"font-size:var(--text-xs);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.06em;color:var(--ev-purple-600);background:var(--ev-purple-50);border-radius:var(--radius-full);padding:5px 11px;white-space:nowrap\">First-line care<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-xl);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.02em;margin-bottom:8px;line-height:1.2\">Lifestyle &amp; supervised walking<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.58;margin-bottom:16px;text-wrap:pretty;flex:1 1 auto\">A structured walking program, quitting smoking, and managing blood sugar and cholesterol can meaningfully improve how far you walk.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"padding-top:14px;border-top:1px solid var(--border);margin-bottom:0\"><div style=\"display:flex;gap:8px;align-items:flex-start\"><span style=\"font-size:var(--text-xs);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;color:var(--text-subtle);flex-shrink:0;margin-top:1px\">Best for<\/span><span style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading);line-height:1.4\">Early &amp; mild PAD<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"cursor:default;display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1 1 330px;max-width:470px;padding:28px 28px 24px;background:var(--card);border-radius:var(--radius-2xl);box-shadow:var(--shadow-sm);transition:box-shadow var(--duration), transform var(--duration)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-bottom:16px\"><span style=\"flex-shrink:0;width:48px;height:48px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);background:linear-gradient(150deg, var(--ev-purple-100), var(--ev-amber-50));color:var(--ev-purple-700);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M22 12h-4l-3 9L9 3l-3 9H2\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span style=\"font-size:var(--text-xs);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.06em;color:var(--ev-purple-600);background:var(--ev-purple-50);border-radius:var(--radius-full);padding:5px 11px;white-space:nowrap\">Medical therapy<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-xl);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.02em;margin-bottom:8px;line-height:1.2\">Medication management<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.58;margin-bottom:16px;text-wrap:pretty;flex:1 1 auto\">Medicines to manage cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar, and clotting risk help slow PAD and protect the heart.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"padding-top:14px;border-top:1px solid var(--border);margin-bottom:0\"><div style=\"display:flex;gap:8px;align-items:flex-start\"><span style=\"font-size:var(--text-xs);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;color:var(--text-subtle);flex-shrink:0;margin-top:1px\">Best for<\/span><span style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading);line-height:1.4\">Reducing progression &amp; risk<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/en\/vascular-services\/atherectomy\/\" style=\"cursor:pointer;display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1 1 330px;max-width:470px;padding:28px 28px 24px;background:var(--card);border-radius:var(--radius-2xl);box-shadow:var(--shadow-sm);transition:box-shadow var(--duration), transform var(--duration);color:inherit;text-decoration:none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-bottom:16px\"><span style=\"flex-shrink:0;width:48px;height:48px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);background:linear-gradient(150deg, var(--ev-purple-100), var(--ev-amber-50));color:var(--ev-purple-700);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M22 12h-4l-3 9L9 3l-3 9H2\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span style=\"font-size:var(--text-xs);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.06em;color:var(--ev-purple-600);background:var(--ev-purple-50);border-radius:var(--radius-full);padding:5px 11px;white-space:nowrap\">Plaque removal<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-xl);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.02em;margin-bottom:8px;line-height:1.2\">Atherectomy<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.58;margin-bottom:16px;text-wrap:pretty;flex:1 1 auto\">A catheter-based procedure that shaves or sands hardened plaque from inside a narrowed leg artery to reopen blood flow.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"padding-top:14px;border-top:1px solid var(--border);margin-bottom:16px\"><div style=\"display:flex;gap:8px;align-items:flex-start\"><span style=\"font-size:var(--text-xs);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;color:var(--text-subtle);flex-shrink:0;margin-top:1px\">Best for<\/span><span style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading);line-height:1.4\">Blocked or hardened arteries<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;font-size:var(--text-sm);font-weight:700;color:var(--primary)\">Learn more <svg width=\"15\" height=\"15\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5 12h14\"\/><path d=\"M12 5l7 7-7 7\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"cursor:default;display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1 1 330px;max-width:470px;padding:28px 28px 24px;background:var(--card);border-radius:var(--radius-2xl);box-shadow:var(--shadow-sm);transition:box-shadow var(--duration), transform var(--duration)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-bottom:16px\"><span style=\"flex-shrink:0;width:48px;height:48px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);background:linear-gradient(150deg, var(--ev-purple-100), var(--ev-amber-50));color:var(--ev-purple-700);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M2 6c.6.5 1.2 1 2.5 1C7 7 7 5 9.5 5c2.6 0 2.4 2 5 2 2.5 0 2.5-2 5-2 1.3 0 1.9.5 2.5 1\"\/><path d=\"M2 12c.6.5 1.2 1 2.5 1C7 13 7 11 9.5 11c2.6 0 2.4 2 5 2 2.5 0 2.5-2 5-2 1.3 0 1.9.5 2.5 1\"\/><path d=\"M2 18c.6.5 1.2 1 2.5 1C7 19 7 17 9.5 17c2.6 0 2.4 2 5 2 2.5 0 2.5-2 5-2 1.3 0 1.9.5 2.5 1\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span style=\"font-size:var(--text-xs);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.06em;color:var(--ev-purple-600);background:var(--ev-purple-50);border-radius:var(--radius-full);padding:5px 11px;white-space:nowrap\">Reopen the artery<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-xl);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.02em;margin-bottom:8px;line-height:1.2\">Angioplasty &amp; stenting<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.58;margin-bottom:16px;text-wrap:pretty;flex:1 1 auto\">A tiny balloon widens the narrowed artery, and when needed a small stent holds it open, restoring circulation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"padding-top:14px;border-top:1px solid var(--border);margin-bottom:0\"><div style=\"display:flex;gap:8px;align-items:flex-start\"><span style=\"font-size:var(--text-xs);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;color:var(--text-subtle);flex-shrink:0;margin-top:1px\">Best for<\/span><span style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading);line-height:1.4\">Significant narrowing<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/en\/vascular-services\/intravascular-lithotripsy\/\" style=\"cursor:pointer;display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1 1 330px;max-width:470px;padding:28px 28px 24px;background:var(--card);border-radius:var(--radius-2xl);box-shadow:var(--shadow-sm);transition:box-shadow var(--duration), transform var(--duration);color:inherit;text-decoration:none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Left untreated, it can lead to non-healing wounds and, in severe cases, limb loss. Just as important, it&#039;s a warning sign that arteries elsewhere may be narrowing too, so people with PAD have a higher risk of heart attack and stroke. The reassuring part is that it&#039;s very treatable, especially when caught early.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-ev-island=\"accordion\" aria-expanded=\"false\" style=\"width:100%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;padding:22px 0;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;text-align:left;font-family:var(--font-sans)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 18px);font-weight:700;color:var(--text-heading);letter-spacing:-0.01em\">What does PAD leg pain feel like?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span data-ev-accordion-chevron style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--primary);transform:none;transition:transform var(--duration)\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M6 9l6 6 6-6\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<p hidden style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.7;padding:0 0 24px;margin:0;max-width:760px;text-wrap:pretty\">The classic sign is called claudication: a cramping, aching, or tired feeling in the calves, thighs, or hips that comes on when you walk and predictably eases within a few minutes of resting. As PAD advances, some people also feel pain in the foot or toes even at rest, often worse at night.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-ev-island=\"accordion\" aria-expanded=\"false\" style=\"width:100%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;padding:22px 0;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;text-align:left;font-family:var(--font-sans)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 18px);font-weight:700;color:var(--text-heading);letter-spacing:-0.01em\">Can peripheral artery disease be reversed?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span data-ev-accordion-chevron style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--primary);transform:none;transition:transform var(--duration)\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M6 9l6 6 6-6\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<p hidden style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.7;padding:0 0 24px;margin:0;max-width:760px;text-wrap:pretty\">PAD can&#039;t be fully reversed, but its progression can be slowed or stopped, and blood flow can often be dramatically improved. With lifestyle changes, the right medications, and minimally invasive procedures when needed, most patients can walk farther, feel better, and protect the limb.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-ev-island=\"accordion\" aria-expanded=\"false\" style=\"width:100%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;padding:22px 0;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;text-align:left;font-family:var(--font-sans)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 18px);font-weight:700;color:var(--text-heading);letter-spacing:-0.01em\">Is PAD treatment surgery?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span data-ev-accordion-chevron style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--primary);transform:none;transition:transform var(--duration)\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M6 9l6 6 6-6\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<p hidden style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.7;padding:0 0 24px;margin:0;max-width:760px;text-wrap:pretty\">Most PAD treatments today are minimally invasive and catheter-based, performed through a tiny pinhole rather than a large incision. Procedures like <a href=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/en\/vascular-services\/atherectomy\/\" style=\"color:var(--ev-purple-600);font-weight:600\">atherectomy<\/a>, angioplasty, and stenting are typically outpatient with little downtime. Major open surgery is reserved for the most advanced cases.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-ev-island=\"accordion\" aria-expanded=\"false\" style=\"width:100%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;padding:22px 0;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;text-align:left;font-family:var(--font-sans)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 18px);font-weight:700;color:var(--text-heading);letter-spacing:-0.01em\">How is PAD diagnosed?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span data-ev-accordion-chevron style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--primary);transform:none;transition:transform var(--duration)\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M6 9l6 6 6-6\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<p hidden style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.7;padding:0 0 24px;margin:0;max-width:760px;text-wrap:pretty\">It starts with a simple, painless test called the Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI), which compares blood pressure in your ankle to your arm. If needed, a duplex ultrasound in our accredited vascular lab maps exactly where an artery is narrowed, so your specialist can recommend the right plan.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-ev-island=\"accordion\" aria-expanded=\"false\" style=\"width:100%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;padding:22px 0;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;text-align:left;font-family:var(--font-sans)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 18px);font-weight:700;color:var(--text-heading);letter-spacing:-0.01em\">Is PAD treatment covered by insurance?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span data-ev-accordion-chevron style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--primary);transform:none;transition:transform var(--duration)\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M6 9l6 6 6-6\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<p hidden style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.7;padding:0 0 24px;margin:0;max-width:760px;text-wrap:pretty\">In most cases, yes. Because PAD is a medical condition with real risks, testing and treatment are typically covered by insurance, including Medicare, when medically necessary. Coverage for a screening visit varies by plan, so we verify your benefits and explain any costs before anything is scheduled.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section style=\"background:transparent\">\n\t<div style=\"max-width:860px;margin:0 auto;padding:clamp(56px, 7vw, 96px) var(--gutter)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vv-info-grid ev-rv-group\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1px 1fr;gap:clamp(28px, 3.5vw, 48px);align-items:stretch\">\n\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ev-gradient-text\" style=\"display:inline-block;font-size:clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 4rem);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.035em;line-height:1;margin:0 0 22px\">Insurance<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.62;margin:0 0 24px;text-wrap:pretty;max-width:460px\">When your veins cause symptoms like aching, swelling, or skin changes, treatment is typically considered medically necessary, including under Medicare. 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