Peripheral Artery Disease: Treatment Options To Prevent Amputation

Deion Sanders courageously shared his struggles with a circulation issue that puts him at-risk of losing his foot in a video posted on social media. It may have been left on the editing room floor, but critical information about this circulation issue and treatment options to prevent amputation were not shared in the video or across other media covering this story. In this episode, hosts Emmy Award-winning Journalist Kym McNicholas and Interventional Cardiologist Dr. John Phillips are joined by specialists trained in advanced treatment of this circulation known as peripheral artery disease (PAD) and its advanced stage critical limb ischemia CLI), a circulation issue characterized by narrowed or blocked arteries due to plaque such as blood clots and/or calcium, which can cause leg pain, leg cramps, non-healing wounds, and more.Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Jihad Mustapha, and Vascular Surgeons Dr. James Antezana and Dr. William Shutze talk about what you need to know about this circulation issue, which is one of the most debilitating diseases most have never heard of, yet impacts 3-in-5 heart attack sufferers, 1-in-5 over age 60, and 1-in-3diabetics (Type 1 and Type 2 diabetics) over the age of 50. Importantly, they'll share advances in treatment and amputation prevention as well as the standards of care patients should expect from their physicians treating it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.