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PAD Risk Factors

Addressing Racial Disparities in Cardiovascular and Cardiometabolic Disease Risk Factors

Cardiovascular and cardiometabolic diseases are leading causes of death in the United States, affecting people of all races and ethnicities. However, minority populations, including African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans, are at higher risk of developing these conditions compared to non-Hispanic whites. Racial disparities in cardiovascular and cardiometabolic disease risk Read more…

By Christian Trygstad, 1 year1 year ago

Company News

Biomedix Announces New Indication For Use Of PADnet Xpress

FDA Clearance For PADnet Xpress For Home Use Twin Cities, MN— November 30th, 2022 — Biomedix, a market-leading medical technology and innovation company, announced that the PADnet Xpress device has received clearance from the FDA for use in the home. “We are excited to announce the expanded clearance for in-home use of Read more…

By Christian Trygstad, 1 year1 year ago

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Biomedix Announces Multi-Modality Interface for Biomedix Xchange

New integration option aggregating bi-directional interfacing between multiple devices across multiple modalities. Twin Cities, MN — October 6th, 2022 Biomedix announced the availability of a bi-directional interface designed to support the automated integration between their Biomedix Xchange point-of-care diagnostic platform, with customer and stakeholder EMRs, CRMs, and other systems of Read more…

By Christian Trygstad, 2 years1 year ago

Social Determinants of Health

CMS 2023 Medicare Advantage Final Rule Requires Collection of Social Risk Factors

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently published their final rule for Medicare Advantage plans for 2023. One of the new initiatives reflected in these rules is an effort to increase equity and access to affordable care, an effort that begins with the collection of social risk factors. “The Read more…

By Christian Trygstad, 2 years1 year ago

PAD Treatment

Mortality Rates High After Major Diabetes-Related Lower-Limb Amputations

A study published online in Diabetes Care on April 5th, 2018 determined that diabetes patients undergoing lower-limb amputations have a high risk of postoperative mortality. The study used a cohort of over 300,000 patients diagnosed with diabetes between 2005 and 2014. Researchers from the University of Otago in Wellington, New Read more…

By Christian Trygstad, 6 years1 year ago

PAD Symptoms

How frequently is PAD asymptomatic? A study from admissions to a general hospital.

A common question asked about PAD is, what percentage of people that have PAD are asymptomatic, or not displaying some of the classic symptoms of PAD, such as pain when walking (intermittent claudication)? One study indicates that the percentage of those with PAD who are asymptomatic could be quite high. Read more…

By Christian Trygstad, 6 years1 year ago

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PAD Treatment

Study finds that exercise improves intermittent claudication (leg pain) when walking

An updated systematic review published by The Cochrane Vascular editorial base supports the recommendation by NICE in the UK to offer exercise therapy as a first-line intervention to those suffering from intermittent claudication. Intermittent claudication, or pain while walking, is one of the first symptoms to manifest for patients with PAD (peripheral Read more…

By Christian Trygstad, 6 years1 year ago

PAD Risk Factors

Noninvasive CAD Screening May Reduce Cardiac Events For Those With Asymptomatic Diabetes

A recent meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials from five searchable databases indicated that non-invasive screening of asymptomatic diabetic patients for coronary artery disease has a positive impact cardiac outcomes. The analysis, published in the European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging, found a 27% lower incidence of cardiac events, which included: Read more…

By Christian Trygstad, 6 years1 year ago

PAD Risk Factors

Type 2 diabetes screening may lead to savings in healthcare costs

New research suggests that screening adults aged 40-65, especially high-risk patients, for type 2 diabetes leads to lower healthcare costs. The study was conducted in Denmark, and results were published in Diabetologia. Of a cohort of approximately 2 million individuals who didn’t have diabetes at the beginning of the study, Read more…

By Christian Trygstad, 6 years1 year ago

PAD Treatment

Readmission rates after revascularization for PAD

A recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that one sixth of patients admitted to a hospital for revascularization for Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) were readmitted to the hospital within 30 days. Primary reasons were complications, sepsis, and diabetes. The study involved 1,085 US acute care hospitals, covering 61,969 Read more…

By Christian Trygstad, 6 years1 year ago