Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are a major source of preventable morbidity in adults with
diabetes. Consequences of foot ulcers include decline in functional status, infection …

BACKGROUND: The American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the National
Institutes of Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease …

Background: The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of
Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and …

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) affects 200 million individuals worldwide. In the United
States, certain demographic groups experience a disproportionately higher prevalence and …

Dietary risk factors play a fundamental role in the prevention and progression of
atherosclerosis and PAD (Peripheral Arterial Disease). The impact of nutrition, however …

Major nontraumatic lower extremity amputation (LEA) is a morbid complication of
longstanding or poorly controlled diabetes and/or end-stage peripheral artery disease …

Socio-economic determinants of health (SDoH) include various nonmedical factors in the
socio-economic sphere with a potentially significant impact on health outcomes. Their effects …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD), principally ischemic heart disease and stroke, are the
leading cause of death in the United States. 1 Although management of CVD has led to …

Background Recent guidelines have emphasized the use of medical management, early
diagnosis, and a multidisciplinary team to effectively treat patients with critical limb ischemia …

Abstract Aim The “2024 ACC/AHA/AACVPR/APMA/ABC/SCAI/SVM/SVN/SVS/SIR/VESS
Guideline for the Management of Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease” provides …