Peripheral Artery Disease

In the United States alone the cost of care for patients with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) has surpassed over 20 billion dollars as published in a study in 2018. These costs are associated with the increasing burden on patients with repeated Physician’s office visits, lost wages, recurring hospital admissions, surgical procedures, care by family members,...

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a progressive atherosclerotic disease in which one or more peripheral arteries, typically in the lower limbs, are partially or completely obstructed, reducing blood perfusion to the limb. Overall, PAD affects approximately 8.5 million Americans, most of them age 65 and older. A recent analysis of Medicare inpatient and outpatient claims...

A Baylor University study found that a significantly higher number of African Americans had peripheral artery disease (PAD) compared to Hispanics and whites in patients over the age of 55. Peripheral artery disease is defined as atherosclerosis of the abdominal aorta and the arteries in the legs. PAD can be asymptomatic or symptomatic. Symptoms of...