PALM BEACH
HEART & VASCULAR

Vascular Specialists located in Boynton Beach, FL

Palm Beach Heart & Vascular provides advanced care of the heart, arteries and veins with special and much needed focus on amputation prevention. Team PBHV work in synergy with patients and other healthcare providers to treat Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) and complications of Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI).

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PALM BEACH
HEART & VASCULAR

Vascular Specialists located in Boynton Beach, FL

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About Palm Beach Heart & Vascular

Palm Beach Heart & Vascular is a comprehensive cardiology practice providing exceptional care in Boynton Beach, Florida. Led by triple board-certified cardiologist and wound care specialist Paul Michael, MD, the practice offers individualized and "wholistic" care that takes account of whole-body health.

While planning treatment, the providers at Palm Beach Heart & Vascular consider a patient’s lifestyle, beliefs, general well-being, support system, and a range of other factors that guide them to the right choices in treatment. Patients can rely on the team to give them clear answers about the conditions affecting them and available treatments.

The facility is unmatched in its ambiance and doesn’t make people feel like they’re in a cold or unwelcoming hospital setting. Instead, the team warmly welcomes patients upon their arrival and uses the office’s many impressive technologies for diagnostics and treatment, including vascular ultrasound imaging and a state-of-the-art laboratory.

The Palm Beach Heart & Vascular team specializes in limb preservation, amputation prevention, and general cardiovascular care. Patients can get assessments and treatments for cardiovascular disease, including advanced vascular intervention techniques.

Palm Beach Heart & Vascular accepts new and returning patients who need collaborative and patient-centered care. To schedule an appointment, call the office or book online today.

AMPUTATION IS A PROBLEM

The growing worldwide epidemic of preventable amputations caused by peripheral artery disease (PAD) and fueled by diabetes threatens to disable approximately 2 million Americans, according to a 2019 study published in the journal Vascular Health and Risk Management. Even worse is the extremely high mortality rate when combined with leg wounds, foot ulcers, or gangrene.

CAUSED BY THESE FACTORS

Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) from atherosclerosis causes inadequate blood flow leading to plaque buildup in the arteries of the legs and feet. When blood supply to the lower extremities becomes severely reduced patients may feel leg pain, but many do not, due to peripheral neuropathy. Unable to feel their feet from PAD or diabetes places patients at risk for amputation either through inadequate blood flow or leg wounds and ulcers, this combination of issues is known as Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI)

Preventing amputations caused by Critical Limb Ischemia requires a dedicated team of highly experienced specialists working together to extend life expectancy and improve patient function. Revascularization procedures, which restore vital blood flow, should be performed by highly trained physicians dedicated to patients facing this serious problem. Left untreated, this disease has a five-year death rate which is higher than many of the deadliest cancers, including pancreatic, colorectal, liver and breast cancer.

Recognized as a global expert in the treatment of preventing amputations and performing lifesaving minimally invasive revascularization procedures, Dr. Michael has successfully treated thousands of patients, co-authored global guidelines on the disease, and regularly speaks and trains physicians worldwide to help the medical community better face this epidemic unnecessarily claiming the limb and life of one person every 30 seconds.

All Reviews

If I could give 100 stars i would! I am a new patient with Dr Paul Michael and he made me feel like I knew him for years. He went out of his way to patiently answer all my questions and concerns. Dr Michael is a very knowledgeable, sensitive. informative man.

- Marilyn Morra

Expert Care & The Latest Technology

Known as @drsavealimb for his pioneering work in the field of limb salvage and passion for amputation prevention, Paul Michael, MD, FSCAI is a Vascular Interventional Cardiologist and is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, and Interventional Cardiology.