Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is one of the leading causes of cardiovascular morbidity, affecting 12-14% of the world’s population. Peripheral artery disease affects six times more people worldwide than HIV. 1 in 3 diabetics over age 50 suffer from peripheral artery disease. In addition, 1 in every 20 Americans over the age of 50 has peripheral artery disease. Approximately 150K lower-limb amputations in the U.S. can be attributed to peripheral artery disease yearly.
As per the latest published “Peripheral Artery Disease Epidemiology Forecast” report, the total prevalent cases of peripheral artery disease in the 7MM comprised of approximately 17 million cases in...
