Series details PAD's toll on patients and unequal access to care

This third paper in a peripheral arterial disease (PAD) Series describes the disease's individual-level burden, including chronic pain, functional limitation, loss of independence, impaired quality of life, unemployment, and financial instability, as well as elevated risk of major amputation, myocardial infarction, stroke, and death. The paper states that this burden falls disproportionately on women, First Nations Peoples, other non-White individuals, financially insecure patients, and those in remote areas, and it proposes recommendations spanning improved disease awareness, multidisciplinary care models, testing of early screening and medical management, and modified health-care service access for underserved populations.

Most relevant for: Patients with peripheral arterial disease, particularly women, First Nations Peoples, non-White individuals, low-income patients, and those living in rural or remote areas.

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