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September 15, 2023 In October 2022, Shirley started to feel pain in her left leg when she walked more than a few kilometers. Expecting to find out about an injury that would require physiotherapy, she was surprised when her doctor asked her to take off her shoe and sock to feel the pulse in her foot. Her doctor booked her a vascular ultrasound appointment, and Shirley was diagnosed with moderate PAD.  One major thing Shirley learned when she was doing her research on PAD was

September 12, 2023 The upcoming Vascular Health Innovation Summit is set to explore the revolutionary potential of precision medicine. The primary aim is to enhance the patient experience, especially in the crucial juncture between risk identification, treatment, and outcomes. The summit will delve deep into the burgeoning fields of data-derived phenotyping, artificial intelligence, and various omics. These areas are heralded as the future of medical research, and their poten

September 8, 2023 In March 2023, at 44 years old, Jason started having calf and thigh pain. Within days, his toes became cold, his toenails turned purple, and his foot was pale. He went to the ER, where he received an ultrasound on his veins, leading to the discovery of a large clot. When Jason asked how this kind of clot could have formed, his surgeon guessed that Jason probably tore his popliteal artery years prior, thinking he had just pulled a muscle. Jason has been a fir