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What is Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)?

- PAD is a circulatory problem where narrowed arteries reduce blood flow to your limbs

• When PAD develops, your extremities — usually your legs — don’t receive enough blood flow to keep up with demand
• This causes symptoms, most notably leg pain when walking (intermittent claudication)
• Over 70% of patients do not know about the disease because they do not feel or recognise the symptoms until severe complications occur
• PAD is likely to be a sign of a more widespread accumulation of fatty deposits in your arteries (atherosclerosis).
• This condition may be reducing blood flow to your heart and brain, not only to your legs

Early Diagnosis of PAD in primary healthcare is crucial