Women are often overlooked when it comes to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) as these issues are generally regarded to primarily affect men, but this is not the case. Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is no exception and women are at greater risk of misdiagnosis or even delayed diagnosis. This can lead to greater morbidity and mortality. PAD…
The exact definition of a chronic wound varies between various national and international medical organizations, but it is generally described as a wound that does not heal in a predictable length of time. There were at least 8.2 million patients with chronic wounds in 2018, up from 6.5 million in 2009, but those numbers include…
Diabetes is a metabolic disorder that leads, among other things, to chronically high blood super levels in the body. It is commonly referred to as the “sugar disease”. There are 3 different types of diabetes: Type 1 diabetes mellitus is an autoimmune disorder where the body’s own defense system destroys the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas,…
Compression therapy has long been considered the gold standard for treatment of venous disease. For those with chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), the leg veins don’t allow blood to flow back up to the heart. This is because the valves don’t work as well and that makes the blood flow backwards, which then causes blood to collect in…
PAD or Peripheral Arterial Disease, is a highly prevalent disease, with morbidity and mortality similar to coronary artery disease, yet it has limited preventative screening. PAD is a common circulatory problem in which narrowed arteries reduce the blood flow to the limbs. When PAD develops, the extremities, and in particular the legs, don’t receive enough…
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