Peripheral artery disease (PAD)

Peripheral artery disease care at Mayo Clinic

Your Mayo Clinic care team

At Mayo Clinic, a team of vascular specialists, vascular and endovascular surgeons, cardiologists, and others work together to provide exactly the care you need. Each Mayo Clinic location offers a vascular center staffed by healthcare professionals trained in vascular diseases.

• Collaborative approach. At Mayo Clinic, your care is discussed among the team members. Appointments are coordinated. Test results are available quickly. Your healthcare team works together to determine the most appropriate treatment for you. This collaborative approach means healthcare professionals can often evaluate you and develop a treatment plan within 2 to 3 days.
• Advanced diagnosis and treatment. Mayo Clinic patients have access to the latest imaging and diagnostic tools available. At Mayo Clinic, technology used to diagnose PAD includes coronary angiogram and CT coronary angiogram.
• Advanced research. Mayo Clinic healthcare professionals have access to advanced research and laboratory facilities. They are constantly seeking new medical knowledge and treatments for people with peripheral artery disease (PAD).

Expertise and rankings

Mayo Clinic provides comprehensive care for more than 5,500 people with peripheral artery disease each year.

Each Mayo Clinic location offers care for adults with peripheral artery disease and other vascular diseases. Mayo Clinic healthcare professionals are experts at treating peripheral artery disease with medicines as well as treatments such as angioplasty and stenting and bypass graft surgery.

Nationally recognized expertise

Mayo Clinic campuses are nationally recognized for expertise in cardiology and cardiovascular surgery:

• Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, are ranked among the Best Hospitals for heart and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report.
• Mayo Clinic Children's Center in Rochester is ranked the No. 1 hospital in Minnesota, and the five-state region of Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2023-2024 "Best Children's Hospitals" rankings.

Learn more about Mayo Clinic's cardiovascular surgery and cardiovascular medicine departments' expertise and rankings.

Locations, travel and lodging

Mayo Clinic has major campuses in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida; and Rochester, Minnesota. The Mayo Clinic Health System has dozens of locations in several states.

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Costs and insurance

Mayo Clinic works with hundreds of insurance companies and is an in-network provider for millions of people.

In most cases, Mayo Clinic doesn't require a physician referral. Some insurers require referrals or may have additional requirements for certain medical care. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.

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Please contact your insurance company to verify medical coverage and to obtain any needed authorization prior to your visit. Often, your insurer's customer service number is printed on the back of your insurance card.

Living with peripheral artery disease (pad)?

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