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Early diagnosis of PAD in primary healthcare is crucial.

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MESI Peripheral Arterial Disease

70% of patients with PAD experience no symptoms and are not diagnosed. If not discovered and treated on time, PAD can lead to:

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MESI Ankle-Brachial Index screening
MESI Ankle-Brachial Index screening
Heart Attack
Stroke
Ulcerations
Amputation

What is Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)?

Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is narrowing of the peripheral arteries, most often due to atherosclerosis. It is caused by build-up of plaque in arterial walls. The blood flow is restricted, but the patient does not feel leg pain or other symptoms.

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(Clogged Artery)

Who is at risk for PAD?

  • Individuals over 50 years old with cardiovascular risk factors:

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Diabetic
Hypertensive
Smoking
Overweight
High-Cholesterol

  • And, Everyone older than 70.

Signs & Symptoms

Like many other cardiovascular diseases, PAD is often asymptomatic or presents symptoms, which can be confused with those of other, less or non-serious medical conditions, and is detected only when it is already in a more advanced stage. The most common symptom of PAD is intermittent claudication that often manifests as cramps, numbness and feeling of heaviness (in the legs) during physical exertion.

40%

50%

Only 10%

of individuals with PAD having no symptoms having symptoms that could be attributed to other medical conditions having classical PAD symptoms, pain in the legs seems a poor indicator of PAD1

Cardiovascular diseases in general are the leading cause of mortality in the world today, accounting for more than 17.9 million deaths in 2016 or 31% of all deaths globally, 85% of which are attributed to heart attack and stroke*. Cancer comes second with an estimated 9.6 million deaths in 20182. Put more succinctly, CVDs kill nearly twice as many people than cancer.

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1 Reference: Hirsch AT, Criqui MH, Treat-Jacobson D, et al. Peripheral Arterial Disease Detection, Awareness, and Treatment in Primary Care. JAMA. 2001;286(11):1317–1324. / McGrae McDermott M, Greenland P, Liu K, et al. Leg Symptoms in Peripheral Arterial Disease: Associated Clinical Characteristics and Functional Impairment. JAMA. 2001;286(13):1599–1606.
2 Reference: www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cardiovascular-diseases-(cvds) / www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cancer

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