How Atherectomy Works

Using image guidance, your specialist advances a small catheter into the narrowed artery. A plaque-removal tip (rotational, orbital, directional, or laser) carefully clears the blockage to improve circulation. Atherectomy can be performed alone or combined with angioplasty and/or stenting to help keep the artery open.

Who Might Benefit:

• Patients with PAD who have lifestyle-limiting leg pain or cramping with walking (claudication)
• Recurrent or tough, calcified blockages not well-suited to balloon angioplasty alone
• Non-healing foot/leg wounds related to poor arterial flow (as part of a limb-salvage strategy)

Benefits of Atherectomy:

• Minimally invasive outpatient procedure
• Targets plaque directly to improve blood flow
• Often improves walking comfort and wound healing potential
• Can be combined with angioplasty and stenting when needed
• Personalized device selection based on plaque type and artery location

Your Care, Close to Home

Our Cath Lab team provides advanced PAD care across Ohio — including Columbus – Polaris, Colubus – Reynoldsburg, Mentor, Avon, Medina, Independence, and Canton. We tailor every plan to your circulation needs, overall health, and goals.

Next Steps

If you’re experiencing leg pain with walking, slow-healing wounds, or other signs of poor circulation, an evaluation can help determine if atherectomy or another endovascular treatment is right for you.

Schedule a complimentary leg screening at your nearest Ohio Vein and Vascular location to discuss symptoms and treatment options.