Dr. Mike Hagley, chief of staff of Hutchinson Regional Medical Center and cardiologist, gave a speech to the Great Bend Rotary Club on Monday about peripheral artery disease, also known as PAD, and different types of procedures to deal with this illness.Hagley is known nationally for his work in treating peripheral arterial disease and what is called limb salvage. Essentially, what this means is that many heart patients have leg arteries that are plugged with plaque. Hagley, uses the latest Food and Drug Administration-approved procedures to dissolve the plaque which saves the patient’s limbs, makes for a healthier heart and may save their life too.“The benefit about knowing about PAD is people should be on aspirin and medicines that help dissolve the plaque,” Hagley Said.