Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Awareness Month Aims to Empower Those at Risk of the ‘Silent Amputator’ | SCAI
PAD affects more than 10 million Americans and is a factor in 400 amputations each day, making it the largest cause of nontraumatic amputations in the United States. Yet among Black and Hispanic adults, nearly 80% report never having a doctor or healthcare provider discuss PAD with them. PAD Awareness Month is the time to ‘kick off the conversation’ and change that. “PAD silently amputates, affecting millions of Americans, many in underrepresented communities, who unfortunately are often unaware of the
