Peripheral Vascular Disease Center - Pittsburg, CAPittsburg Cardiologist Doctors for Peripheral Vascular DiseaseType of Physician: Cardiologist What is a Cardiologist? A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; practitioners are expert in diseases of the heart, lungs and blood vessels. They consult with surgeons on heart surgery, perform diagnostic procedures, and manage complex conditions such as heart attacks and arrhythmias (abnormal heartbeat). Specialty: Cardiology Common Name: Heart Doctor Cardiologist Doctors in Pittsburg * Sanjay Ray MD  Gurunath Rajapuram MD  Abbas Mahdavi MD  Krishna Moorthy MD  Bay Area Cardiology  Bay Area Cardiology  Bay Area Cardiology  Contra Costa Cardiology Medical Group  Contra Costa Cardiology Medical Group  Contra Costa Cardiology Medical Group  Contra Costa Cardiology Medical Group  Contra Costa Cardiology Medical Group  Cardiology Associates  Cardiology Associates  Arrhythmia Specialists  Arrhythmia Specialists  Diablo Cardiology Medical Group  Diablo Cardiology Medical Group  Diablo Cardiology Medical Group  Diablo Cardiology Medical Group  Delta Heart Care  Diablo Cardiology Medical Group  Diablo Cardiology Medical Group  A P Peretti MD  Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek Cardiology  Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek Cardiology  Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek Cardiology  Cardiovascular Consultants  Cardiovascular Consultants  Cardiovascular Consultants  Cardiovascular Consultants  Cardiovascular Consultants  Cardiovascular Consultants  Cardiovascular Consultants  Cardiovascular Consultants  Cardiovascular Consultants  Cardiovascular Consultants  Cardiovascular Consultants  Wai F Yeung MD  Inter Community Medical Group  Jeffrey Breneisen MD  TriValley Cardiology  Camacho & Musni MDs  TriValley Cardiology  Pleasanton Medical Group  Intercommunity Medical Group  Pacific Cardiology Associates  Harry Dassah MD and Norma Dassah MD  Nabil K Abudayeh MD Inc  Madhusudan Borde MD  Kaiser Permanente  George Cowen MD  Raveendra Nadaraja MD  Cardiovascular Consultants Medical Group - East Bay  Cardiovascular Consultants Medical Group - East Bay  Cardiovascular Consultants Medical Group - East Bay  Cardiovascular Consultants Medical Group - East Bay  Cardiovascular Consultants Medical Group - East Bay  Cardiovascular Consultants Medical Group - East Bay  Cardiovascular Consultants Medical Group - East Bay  Cardiovascular Consultants Medical Group - East Bay  Cardiovascular Consultants Medical Group - East Bay  Cardiovascular Consultants Medical Group - East Bay  Zulfiqar Ali MD  California Cardiovascular Consultants  California Cardiovascular Consultants  Susan Eile MD  Berkeley Cardiovascular Medical Group  Berkeley Cardiovascular Medical Group  Berkeley Cardiovascular Medical Group  Berkeley Cardiovascular Medical Group  Berkeley Cardiovascular Medical Group  Berkeley Cardiovascular Medical Group  Berkeley Cardiovascular Medical Group  Berkeley Cardiovascular Medical Group  Berkeley Cardiovascular Medical Group  Berkeley Cardiovascular Medical Group  Alameda County Medical Center  Kaiser Permanente Oakland Cardiology  Kaiser Permanente Oakland Cardiology  Kaiser Permanente Oakland Cardiology  Kaiser Permanente Oakland Cardiology  Kaiser Permanente Oakland Cardiology  Kaiser Permanente Oakland Cardiology  Cardiovascular Consultants Medical Group - East Bay  Jin Kwan Kim MD  Earl L Holloway MD Inc  Wai-Bong Lok MD  Comprehensive Cardiovascular Associates  Ronald KL Szeto MD  Rollington Ferguson MD  Newton Medical Group  Carl J Carlson MD  Pacific Cardiology Associates  Gopala R Kolluru MD  Asian Medical Clinic  Kaiser Medical Center Hayward Cardiology  Kaiser Medical Center Hayward Cardiology  Kaiser Medical Center Hayward Cardiology  Kaiser Medical Center Hayward Cardiology Pittsburg, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-06-16
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Peripheral Vascular DiseaseRead the Peripheral Vascular Disease article » What is peripheral vascular disease?Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) refers to diseases of the blood vessels (arteries and veins) located outside the heart and brain. While there are many causes of peripheral vascular disease, doctors commonly use the term peripheral vascular disease to refer to peripheral artery disease (peripheral arterial disease, PAD), a condition that develops when the arteries that supply blood to the internal organs, arms, and legs become completely or partially blocked as a result of atherosclerosis.
What is atherosclerosis?Atherosclerosis is a gradual process whereby hard cholesterol substances (plaques) are deposited in the walls of the arteries. Cholesterol plaques cause hardening of the artery walls and narrowing of the inner channel (lumen) of the artery. The atherosclerosis process begins early in life (as early as teens in some people). When atherosclerosis is mild and the arteries are not substantially narrowed, atherosclerosis causes no symptoms. Therefore many adults typically are unaware that their arteries are gradually accumulating cholesterol plaques. But when atherosclerosis becomes advanced with aging, it can cause critical narrowing of the arteries resulting in tissue ischemia (lack of blood and oxygen). Arteries that are narrowed by advanced atherosclerosis can cause diseases in different organs. For example, advanced atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries (arteries that supply heart muscles) can lead to angina and heart attacks. Advanced atherosclerosis of the carotid and cerebral arteries (arteries that supply blood to the brain) can lead to strokes and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs). Advanced atherosclerosis in the lower extremities can lead to pain while walking or exercising (claudication), deficient wound healing, and/or leg ulcers.
Recommended Reading Related to Peripheral Vascular DiseaseVitamins & Exercise: Heart Attack Prevention Series » Folic acid, B vitamins, and homocysteineHomocysteine is metabolized (chemically transformed) into methionine and cysteine with the help of the B vitamins; folic acid, B12, and B6 (pyridoxine). Therefore, insufficient amounts of these B vitamins in the body can theoretically hamper the metabolic breakdown of homocysteine, and hence increase its blood levels. High levels of homocysteine in the blood (hyperhomocysteinemia) can damage the inner surface of blood vessels, promote blood clotting, and accelerate atherosclerosis. The current state of knowledge regarding folic acid, homocysteine, and heart attacks is as follows:
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