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Vascular Disease Foundation The Vascular Disease Foundation (VDF) is a non-profit, educational organization dedicated to increasing the awareness of the prevention, diagnosis and management of peripheral arterial disease. Its outstanding board of directors includes physicians and researchers who have been active in fighting PAD for many years. The VDF is continually developing educational information for both patients and physicians on this often ignored, but serious disease.

Society of Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology The Society of Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology (SCVIR) is a professional society for physicians who specialize in interventional or minimally invasive procedures. SCVIR is a non-profit, national scientific organization deeply committed to its mission to improve health and the quality of life through the practice of cardiovascular and interventional radiology. The Society promotes education, research, and communication in the field while providing strong leadership in the development of health care policy.

American Heart Association - Information on Peripheral Vascular Disease The American Heart Association is a not-for-profit, voluntary health organization funded by private contributions. Its mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke. These include heart attack, stroke (brain attack) and related disorders. This webpage provides background facts on peripheral vascular disease and its diagnosis from the AHA and links to related information.

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute - Division of Heart and Vascular Disease The Division of Heart and Vascular Diseases plans and directs the NHLBI's research grant, contract, and training programs in heart and vascular diseases. These programs encompass institute- and investigator-initiated basic research, targeted research, specialized centers and clinical trials. The DHVD maintains surveillance over developments in its program areas and assesses the national need for research on the causes, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular disease. The DHVD ensures that effective new techniques, treatments and strategies resulting from medical research are transferred to the community through professional, patient, and public education programs in a timely manner.

Heart Center Online The mission of HeartCenterOnline is to be the premier cardiovascular specialized health care site on the Internet, to provide cardiovascular patients, their families and other site visitors with the tools they need to better understand the complex nature of heart-related conditions, treatments and preventive care, and to provide services and applications that deliver value to cardiology practices.

Peripheral Arterial Disease Detection, Awareness, and Treatment in Primary Care The PAD Awareness, Risk, and Treatment: New Resources for Survival (PARTNERS) program has released the results of its study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The conclusion of the study revealed that peripheral arterial disease is a very prevalent condition which is putting 8-12 million Americans at risk for myocardial infarction, stroke, or death. Furthermore, the study raises concerns that patients do not receive proper diagnoses of their condition in time to prevent a more serious event.