Peripheral Artery Disease more common among Louisianans than other states
A simple test can determine if a person has the condition. Peripheral Artery Disease is more common among Louisianans than other states, particularly among black men. The disease is often associated with individuals with higher rates of peripheral artery disease. It can be identified as a form of formality that can affect millions of Americans a year. The article discusses the topic of "DR. RICHARD BROWN," a study into the disease. The author suggests that certain types of behavior can be classified as "substantial" or "cirrific".
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HAPPENING TODAY, THERE IS AN EVENT AIMED AT RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT BLACK MEN’S HEALTH, SPECIFICALLY THE IMPACTS OF PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE. IT’S A DISEASE AFFECTING MILLIONS OF AMERICANS EACH YEAR. HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THAT IS DR. RICHARD BROWN. WE THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THIS MORNING, SIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. SO LET’S START OFF FOR PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT KNOW, WHAT IS PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE, SO PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE IS UNDERTREATED, OFTEN UNDIAGNOSED MEDICAL CONDITION IN WHICH THERE IS A BUILDUP OF BLOCKAGES IN THE BLOOD VESSELS TO YOUR LEGS. AND WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT WHEN YOU DEVELOP PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE, YOUR CHANCES OF HAVING A STROKE GOES UP. YOUR CHANCES OF HAVING A HEART ATTACK GOES UP. SUBSTANTIAL LEE AND WHAT ALSO GOES UP IS YOUR RISK OF HAVING A LEG AMPUTATION OR DYING FROM A CARDIOVASCULAR CAUSE. SO WHAT ARE SOME OF THE SYMPTOMS? WHAT SHOULD PEOPLE BE LOOKING FOR THAT MAY GIVE THEM THAT IDEA, OH, MAYBE I NEED TO GET THIS CHECKED OUT. SO SEVERAL THINGS SHOULD RAISE YOUR AWARENESS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE. WHAT WALKING, PRODUCING, CRAMPING IN YOUR LEG. IT COMES ON WHEN YOU WALK GOES AWAY. WHEN YOU STOP WALKING. IN ADDITION, NUMBNESS IN YOUR LEG, NOTICING HAIR LOSS ON YOUR LEGS, A SORE OR AN ULCER ON YOUR FOOT. THAT IS NOT HEALING. AND VERY OFTEN PEOPLE COMPLAIN OF THEIR LEGS OR THEIR FEET FEELING COLD. AND AND THAT’S BECAUSE OF A LACK OF CIRCULATION TO THE LEGS. SO WHO IS THIS, I GUESS, WHO’S MORE PRONE TO HAVING THIS? AND IS IT SOMETHING THAT HERE IN LOUISIANA DO THE STATISTICS SHOW THIS IS JUST MORE COMMON HERE THAN OTHER PLACES? YEAH. IF YOU LOOK AT LOUISIANA, IT IS ONE OF THE 12 REGIONS IN THE UNITED STATES THAT HAS THE HIGHEST RATE OF PAD RELATED AMPUTATIONS. WOW. IN ADDITION, IF YOU LOOK AT THE AMPUTATIONS ACROSS THE STATE, 62% OF THOSE AMPUTATIONS ARE OCCURRING IN BLACKS. I KNOW WE HAVE AN EVENT COMING UP TODAY AT JOE BROWN PARK THAT’S ACTUALLY HAPPENING RIGHT NOW WHERE FOLKS CAN GO AND GET SCREENED FOR THIS, CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THAT? ABSOLUTELY. SO THERE IS A VERY SIMPLE TEST THAT IS ACTUALLY NONINVASIVE KYIV WHERE WE CHECK THE BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE ARM, COMPARE IT TO THE BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE LEGS. THAT TEST IS CALLED THE ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX. THE ABI. AND IT CAN INDICATE THAT YOU HAVE EARLY SIGNS OF PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE, SAVE LIVES, CHANGE LIVES IS AN INITIATIVE THAT WAS STARTED AT JOHNSON AND JOHNSON, AND AS PART OF THAT INITIATIVE, WE’RE IN LOUISIANA TODAY PROVIDING THAT ABI SCREENING FOR FREE. INCREDIBLE. AND JUST FINALLY, TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT JUST THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING SURE THAT ONE, ALL OF US ARE PRIORITIZED IN OUR HEALTH, BUT SPECIFICALLY MEN AND THEN EVEN BLACK MEN. ABSOLUTELY. MY FATHER IN LAW HAD PAID IT WAS DIAGNOSED VERY LATE IN HIS 50S. HE UNDERWENT AN AMPUTATION OF HIS LEFT LEG AND THEN HE HAD AN AMPUTATION OF HIS RIGHT ARM AND HIS OTHER LEG WITHIN TWO YEARS. AND THEN HE WAS DEAD TWO YEARS LATER. NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO MEET MY SON, RICKY, HIS GRANDSON. SO THAT’S WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT TO ME. SO I ENCOURAGE BLACK MEN TO REALLY THINK ABOUT THE RISK FACTORS THAT INCREASES THEIR CHANCES OF PAD DIABETES, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, SMOKING, LACK OF EXERCISE WISE, KIDNEY DISEASE. IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THOSE RISK FACTORS, YOU SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF PAD. WOW. WELL, CERTAINLY A PERSONAL MISSION FOR YOU. WE APPRECIATE IT. AND IS THERE A WEBSITE WHERE FOLKS CAN LEARN MORE? ABSOLUTELY. I ENCOURAGE YOUR VIEWERS TO GO TO W-W-W. SAVE LEGS, CHANGE LIVES DOT COM. AWESOME. WELL, DOCTOR, WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. AND AGAIN, WE DO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN GET THAT FREE SCREENING TODAY AT JOE BROWN PARK. THAT’S HAPPENING FROM NOW UNT
Peripheral Artery Disease more common among Louisianans than other states A simple test can determine if a person has the condition. A national group is raising awareness about the risks of Peripheral Artery Disease, a condition that impacts millions of Americans every year.The disease results in poor circulation to the legs, often resulting in amputations. Louisiana is one of 12 U.S. regions with the highest PAD-related amputations and Black Americans represent 62% of those amputations.Dr. Richard Brown, with Save Legs. Change Lives, told WDSU a simple screening can detect PAD.To learn more, click here. A national group is raising awareness about the risks of Peripheral Artery Disease, a condition that impacts millions of Americans every year. The disease results in poor circulation to the legs, often resulting in amputations. Louisiana is one of 12 U.S. regions with the highest PAD-related amputations and Black Americans represent 62% of those amputations. To learn more, click here.