June 6, 2018
Primary care physicians are in a pivotal position within the healthcare system to improve the standard of care for patients with PAD. This improvement can be achieved if physicians follow guidelines and measure ABI on all patients in cardiovascular risk group, regardless of presenting symptoms.
May 31, 2018
Healthy Arteries Project provides a platform for learning, supporting and sharing information about PAD Awareness, a global public health campaign led by you and with support of non-profit organizations and the funding needed to implement them.
May 31, 2018
Did you know that 10% of people worldwide are affected by chronic kidney disease (CKD) and that more than 2 million people worldwide currently receive treatment with dialysis or are waiting for a kidney transplantation? Patients with chronic kidney disease are at higher risk of cardiovascular diseases, particularly coronary artery disease (CAD), congestive heart failure and peripheral arterial disease (PAD).
May 31, 2018
Hypertension or elevated blood pressure is one of the major risk factors for Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) and the single most important risk factor for stroke. According to World heart federation there are at least 970 million people worldwide suffering from elevated blood pressure.
May 31, 2018
Unfortunately, yes.
24% of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients also have Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD). This number should not surprise you, considering CKD is an independent risk factor for the development of PAD, along with other cardiovascular risk factors (smoking, hypertension, diabetes, and overweight). On the other hand, cardiovascular diseases are also a major risk factor for the development of CKD. In fact, these two diseases have exactly the same major risk factors.
May 31, 2018
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain the number one cause of death globally: more people die annually from CVDs than from any other cause. According to World Health Organisation’s (WHO) projections, the total annual number of deaths from non-communicable diseases (CVD is one of them) will increase to 55 million by 2030 if “business as usual” continues.
February 2, 2018
Peripheral Arterial Disease is a common circulatory problem in which narrowed arteries reduce blood flow to your limbs. When you develop peripheral arterial disease (PAD), your extremities — usually your legs — don’t receive enough blood flow to keep up with demand. This causes symptoms, most notably leg pain when walking (claudication).
