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The ankle-brachial index (ABI) is a simple, low-cost test for diagnosing peripheral artery disease (PAD). You can get this test in a doctor’s office or lab. Learn more in this microlearning course from the Foundation to Advance Vascular Cures.

Discover the impact of nutrition with this course designed to help you make informed food choices for long-term well-being. Learn how a balanced diet, rich in essential macronutrients and micronutrients, can support heart health, stabilize blood sugar levels, and reduce the risk of chronic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular diseases.

Discover the role of cholesterol in your body and its impact on your health with this free educational course.

This module provides an overview of Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia, also called CLTI. It breaks down the causes, risk factors, symptoms, treatments, and outcomes.

This module will help you build an understanding of diabetes and vascular disease. It will also help you think through taking action for yourself or someone you know when addressing your risk and treatment for these two types of conditions.

This module approaches the complex topic of obesity with science, empathy, and sustainability. Whether you're navigating weight-related challenges or supporting a loved one, this module offers clear guidance and empowering resources to help you better understand vascular health.

Patients can play a powerful role in research as advisors. Living with a disease or health condition every day gives you valuable insight into what it’s like to manage symptoms, take treatments, and make healthcare decisions. Engaging in research as a patient in an advisory role not only enhances personal health education but also serves as a powerful avenue for advocacy that drives innovation and improves outcomes for future patients.

The Foundation to Advance Vascular Cures has developed evidence-based toolkits to facilitate patient engagement in research. The toolkits feature a case study on Chronic Limb-threatening Ischemia (CLTI) and how patient partners can be engaged in research to improve outcomes for all.

Check out these toolkits to learn about strategies and lessons learned in engagement of patient partners. One toolkit is aimed at patient partners, to provide valuable information on what research engagement looks like. One toolkit is aimed at researchers and other stakeholders, to help them in planning and implementing patient engagement in their research.

This module will provide you with an overview of research as it relates to medical discovery and patient outcomes. Later in the module, we’ll discuss how patients and caregivers can engage in research to improve the process and findings.

The BEST-CLI Study is an eight-year study that tested two types of treatment. The study focused on patients with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia, also known as CLTI. In this module, learn more about the study and its results.