0219_Main Line Vascular.qxp_Profile 2 / 14 / 19 11 : 49 AM Page 1 D PROFILE by Bill Donahue photography by Jody Robinson BACK IN THE FLOW At Main Line Vascular Institute , Dr . Edward K . Pavillard offers minimally invasive solutions to circulatory conditions of every sort , from the simple to the complex . mote radiation , or contrast dyes , to which Within the intricate mosaic known as the some patients have an allergy . In addition , he is personally involved with the development the circulatory system may be among the most human body , of endovascular devices designed to expand complex — a highway of blood vessels that snakes through the body , the treatments available for the condition . from head to toe . Like any highway , the system sometimes experiences For example , Dr . Pavillard is involved with problems and disruptions to the traffic flow — in this case , the flow of clinical trials of the Shockwave Medical lithotripsy system , which has been used to blood throughout the body . treat calcified plaque in PAD patients . In ad - die , ” says Edward K . Pavillard , D.O . , a board - dition , he is the primary inve In the Greater Philadelphia Area , individuals stigator for two certified vascular surgeon with Main Line have an invaluable resource in the form of active trials in the United States that are being Vascular Institute who specializes Main Line Vascular Institute , a state - of - the - performed by high - volume OCT users to ex - in minimally ar procedures for the treatment of tend the indications for the use of intra - invasive t outpatient facility based in King of Prussia . here , a team of board - certified physicians arterial and venous disease . “ In the earlier lumen imaging . Dr . Pavillard says Main Line T offers a number of solutions to conditions stages , it can result in non - healing wounds , Vascular Institute will be the only outpatient re which may prevent people from walking . facility in the Northeast to offer such revolu - lated to the circulatory system , from the The more advanced it becomes , people can’t tionary treatments . simple to the complex , and from cosmetic do much of anything , and that sets off a cas - “ Our facility offers advanced imaging and issues to potential threats to life and limb . cad interventional equipment to effectively treat Peripheral arterial disease , or PAD , is a e of other issues . ” many conditi common circulatory problem treated by Main Main Line Vascular Institute offers a num - ons associated with the circula - Line Vascular Institute . PAD results from ber of treatments to help patients with PAD , tory system , ” he says . “ While many of the arteries that have been narrowed or blocked including angioplasty and ste to maintain procedures we offer are covered by insurance , nting by the buildup of plaque , which reduces the opening of the blood vessels , and plaque - and most of the D blood flow to the limbs , thereby causing sig - shaving devices to increase blood flow to treatments we per - nificant pain and affecti the affected areas . Once patients are treated form here are per - ng mobility . While for the condition , Dr . Pavillard says they formed minimally genetics may predispose an individual to MAIN LINE “ almost immediately ” feel better . invasively . If some - PAD , factors such as heart disease , diabetes , Dr . Pavillard has a particular interest in thing a sedentary lifestyle , and smoking may increase is affecting VASCULAR uti someone’s risk of developing the condition . lizing cutting - edge technology to advance your quality of life , INSTITUTE If PAD worsens to advanced stages , potentially the treatment of PAD . He is a proponent of there’s no need to 700 S . Henderson Ave . , life - threatening health problems may follow . Optical Coherence Tomography ( OCT ) , a ignore it or pro - Suite 225 “ It’s called critical limb ischemia , where noninvasive im technology that enables crastinate in get - aging King of Prussia , Pa . the patient has such low blood flow that the him to have an intra - lumen ( inside the vessel ) ting the problem PaVascularInstitute.com ? tissue on the feet and the toes will start to view without resorting to X - rays , which pro - addressed . ” SUBURBANLIFEMAGAZINE.COM FEBRUARY 2019 24 |