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.A.D. than non-Hispanic whites. Smokers and former smokers face up to four times the risk for P.A.D. as non-smokers. Most people with P.A.D. do not have easily recognized symptoms. Access to information about PAD can improve health outcomes. Why Now? On September 19, the P.A.D. Coalition, an alliance of more than 45 leading health organizations, and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute will launch the newest national cardiovascular educational program designed to create a sustained national awareness of the impact of P.A.D.

Program National experts will provide brief overviews on the following topics and will be available for interviews.

Moderator:

Alan T. Hirsch, MD Chair of the P.A.D. Coalition Professor of Epidemiology and Community Health (Medicine and Radiology) University of Minnesota School of Public Health Director, Abbott Northwestern's Vascular Center Minneapolis, MN

Peripheral Arterial Disease: The Silent Epidemic

Michael Criqui, MD Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine UCSD School of Medicine La Jolla, CA

The Impact of P.A.D. on Quality of Life

Diane Treat-Jacobson, PhD, RN Assistant Professor University of Minnesota School of Nursing Minneapolis, MN

New Advances in the Treatment of P.A.D.

Tim Murphy, MD Chair, Science Committee, P.A.D. Coalition Interventional Radiologist -Rhode Island Hospital Professor of Diagnostic Imaging Brown University Providence, RI

Peter Gloviczki, MD Professor of Surgery Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Rochester, MN

Diabetes and P.A.D.: A Deadly Duo

Peter Sheehan, MD Director, Diabetes Center of Greater New York Cabrini Medical Center New York, NY

RSVP to info@padcoalition.org by Monday, September 18

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Contact: Amy Murphy
amurphy@acc.org
301-581-3476
American College of Cardiology
14-Sep-2006

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