Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Featured Videos
Featured Presentations
 Harley Y. Tse Wayne State Univ., Detroit, MI | Session: I C-Molecular and Cellular Biology of the Vessel Wall T Cell Functions in a Novel Antigen-specific Experimentally-induced Model of Atherosclerosis |
 Marlene Grenon UCSF, San Francisco, CA |
 Dr. Heather Gornik, FAHA Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH |
 Anne Eichmann, PhD, MSc Yale Univ. School of Medicine, New Haven, CT |
 Lars Maegdefessel Karolinka Inst., Stockholm, Sweden |
Related Statistics:
- PAD affects about 8.5 million Americans 40 years and older and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. PAD prevalence is higher in older individuals and appears to dis¬proportionately affect African Americans.
- In 2010, there were 146,000 hospitalizations and about 13,850 deaths due to PAD.
- In the general population, only about 10% of people with PAD have the classic symptom of intermittent claudication.
- Among patients with established PAD, higher physical activity levels during daily life are associated with better overall survival rate, a lower risk of death because of CVD, and slower rates of functional decline.
- Learn more in Heart Disease & Stroke Statistics: 2013 Update
