Vascular Peripheral Intervention – Peripheral vascular intervention (PVI) are procedures used to treat peripheral artery disease (PAD) or atherosclerosis. The goal of PVI is to restore blood flow to the lower extremities. This restoration eliminates pain, numbness, and the need for limb amputation.

The following are surgical procedures that may be used to treat peripheral arterial disease:

• Balloon Angioplasty/Stenting – a procedure in which your vascular surgeon inserts a balloon catheter into a narrowed portion of an artery. …
• Bypass Grafting – a surgical procedure to redirect blood flow around an area of blockage.