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It’s a New Day In Treating PAD

Ephraim McDowell now has a new innovative tool
that is changing the way vascular disease is treated.

Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) is Now, with the addition of OCELOT time and allows patients to return to
a common circulatory problem in technology, cardiologists at Ephraim normal activities in just a few days.
which deposits of fats, cholesterol McDowell Regional Medical Center
and other substances (also known as can help restore blood flow in For more information or to schedule
plaque) build up inside the arteries. completely blocked leg arteries an appointment with one of the
The plaque narrows or blocks blood through a very small incision. cardiologists at Ephraim McDowell
flow. If left untreated, PAD can lead Heart & Vascular Institute, please call
to gangrene and amputation. Each The new minimally invasive (859) 236-6621.
year, over 200,000 adults will suffer technology incorporates real-time
amputation and many of them could imaging from inside of the artery to
be avoided. guide endovascular procedures. The
new technology reduces procedure