Since 2000, the US adult smoking rate has been on a steady decline, which is good news for the United States overall health and well-being, due to smoking being associated with a variety of negative health outcomes, including Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). However, for Read more…
Study Links Depression To Higher Rate of Negative PAD Outcomes The results of recent retrospective study published in the <a href=”https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2021.01.025″>Annals of Vascular Surgery</a> found that patients with Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia (CLTI) tended to have worse outcomes if they also had depression. This retrospective study of approximately 3,000 patients Read more…
April is Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month – Request A Media Kit Did you know that April is limb loss and limb difference awareness month? To help further the awareness of limb loss and educate on how to prevent amputations, we are offering a media kit, which is Read more…
March is National Kidney Month – Request A Media Kit March is national kidney month, highlighting awareness of chronic kidney disease, which impacts 1 in 3 with diabetes and 1 in 5 with high blood pressure. To help further the awareness of this chronic condition and its impact on other Read more…
Biomedix had the opportunity to support a PAD screening initiative at a large Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF). The SNF consisted of a variety of residents, including long-term care, short-term rehabilitation and recovery, and a dementia unit. This screening program was coordinated with MIMIT, making a nationally recognized vascular specialist group Read more…
A recent study published in Diabetes Care highlighted the relationship between social deprivation and the incidence of diabetes-related foot disease, including lower-extremity amputation, peripheral artery disease, and peripheral neuropathy. This population-based retrospective cohort used data from 2005 through 2019, analyzing the presence of disease based on a quintile analysis through Read more…
The Journal of the American Heart Association recently published a study of 139,000 working adults, which found that job-related stress increased the chance of being hospitalized for peripheral artery disease. This retrospective study looked at 11 previous studies and found that those experiencing stress on the job had a 1.4 Read more…
The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) is now reporting that 14% of US adults had diabetes between 2013 and 2016, which means that 30 million Americans have diabetes. Although 1 in 7 Americans does have diabetes, it is still under-diagnosed, with 9.7% of adults having diagnosed diabetes, and Read more…
A new study which was published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, found that obese people had a higher prevalence of Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD). Although the American Heart Association has released scientific statements describing obesity as an independent risk factor for CVD (cardiovascular disease), including CHD (coronary Read more…
Researchers from the Duke University Health System recently led a study at the Duke Clinical Research Institute, and shared the findings of that study at the American College of Cardiology 67th Annual Scientific Session. The intent of the study was to develop a model to identify patients with PAD within Read more…