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When most people think of heart disease, their association is with coronary artery disease (CAD), where fatty deposits and plaque can build up in the arteries that carry blood from your heart through the body. But artery disease can affect more than just the heart. The limited blood flow caused by artery disease can be dangerous, leading to blood clots and a lesser known but very serious disease called peripheral artery disease (PAD).

CAD is the most common type of heart disease and is the greatest cause of morbidity and mortality in the U.S.1 Approximately 18.2 million adults over age 20 are living with CAD in the U.S.2 PAD affects an estimated 20 million Americans,3 yet only approximately 8.5 million are diagnosed.4 If left untreated, CAD and PAD can increase the risk of serious health outcomes such as heart attack, stroke,5 and – in the case of PAD – acute limb ischemia or even a lower limb amputation.6

It’s important to be aware of the potential connection between these two artery diseases. If you have CAD, you may have an increased risk of PAD – and vice versa.6 In fact, more than 40% of individuals with CAD also have PAD.1

Further, these conditions have overlapping risk factors – including hypertension (high blood pressure), diabetes and smoking (even formerly smoking).6 In fact, smoking is the most common preventable cause of PAD.7 Up to 90 percent of people with PAD have a history of smoking,8 and smokers have a 4x greater risk of PAD than nonsmokers.9

Early detection is key to reducing the chance of serious outcomes. Knowing your risk of CAD and PAD – and talking to your doctor – are important first steps.

Dr. Veita Bland, renowned hypertension specialist and family physician, and Pamela Parker, PAD patient and passionate advocate for artery disease awareness, discusses the importance of early detection, intervention and management of CAD and PAD.

Interview courtesy: Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc

IT’S HEARTHEALTH MONTH AND AN IMPORTANT TIME TO TALK ABOUT ARTERY DISEASE.

[ALT, if live or airing before February 1: HEART HEALTH MONTH IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER AND IT’S ANIMPORTANT TIME TO TALK ABOUT ARTERY DISEASE.]

ARTERY DISEASECAN AFFECT MORE THAN JUST YOUR HEART AND EARLY DETECTION IS KEY TO REDUCING THECHANCE OF SERIOUS OUTCOMES.

HERE TO TALKABOUT WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE (C-A-D) AND A RELATEDCONDITION, CALLED PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE (P-A-D), ARE FAMILY PHYSICIAN ANDRENOWNED HYPERTENSION SPECIALIST, DR. VEITA (“Veeta”) BLAND, ALONG WITH P-A-DPATIENT AND ADVOCATE, PAMELA.

BIO’S:

Dr. Veita Bland, Family Physician and Renowned Hypertension Specialist

Dr. Veita Bland is a practicing physician in Greensboro, North Carolina. She is a graduate of Bennett College, Temple University School of Medicine, and the residency program at The University of Maryland. She is board certified in Family Medicine and is a Certified Clinical Hypertension Specialist.

She has spent her career making sure her patients are informed about their health so they understand why taking care of their health is important and can pass down the correct information about their disease to others.

To that end, she is a columnist of medical articles for papers across the country and is the host of the nationally syndicated podcast, “It’s A Matter of Your Health: The30 Min Health Magazine”.

She believes that we all teach each other. So let’s get the information right.

Pam, PAD Patient and Advocate

Pam is a Health and Physical Education Educator in Washington D.C.’s public school system, a heart attack survivor, and a Champion of Women Heart, a non-profit organization that seeks to improve the health and quality of life of women living with or at risk of heart disease.

Pam has educated and empowered others for more than 25 years. She has consistently earned the ranking of Highly Effective Teacher and this year she was honored to be a Physical Education Emerging Leaders (PEEL) Fellowship Candidate. The fellowship builds teacher capacity and establishes schools that serve as a district-wide model of implementing a successful Health and Physical Education program amongst D.C. public schools.

Pam was diagnosed with PAD in 2009, which included immediate surgery to clear blockages in her legs, and suffered a heart attack in 2014. Her experiences led her to advocate in the heart health space. She is passionate about equipping youth –and all of us – with the knowledge and tools to make smart, healthy decisions. Presently, Pam is in the process of writing a children’s book, titled, “I Love My Heart”.

Pam has shared her experiences with Good Morning Washington in 2018 as well as the U.S. House of Representative in 2019. She has spoken at briefings on Capitol Hill, a panel with Vascular Cures and other events engaging lawmakers to inform future health policy.

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JOINING US NOW DURING HEART HEALTH MONTH IS INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGIST AND MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF BLACK CARDIOLOGISTS DR. WAYNE BATCHELOR TO TELL US A LITTLE MORE ABOUT CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, AND TO SHARE SOME TIPS FOR LIVING A HEART HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.

BIO: Dr. Wayne Batchelor received his B.A. and Doctorate of Medicine degrees summa cum laude at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario in Canada. He then completed a Comprehensive Internal Medicine Residency and Fellowship in Adult Cardiology at the University of Toronto and a fellowship in Interventional Cardiology with a Master’s of Health Science Degree in Clinical Research at Duke University.
He is the incoming Director of Interventional Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology Research at the Inova Heart and vascular Institute in Fairfax, Virginia. He has served on the Medical Faculty as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto and as Associate Professor of Medicine at the Florida State University College of Medicine and has practiced as an interventional cardiologist at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Ontario Canada and at the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Florida.
Dr. Batchelor has given numerous invited lectures, published over 75 peer-reviewed original abstracts/manuscripts, and contributed multiple book chapters. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions, and was selected to serve on the American College of Cardiology’s (ACC) D2B (Door to Balloon) Task Force, a national committee charged with improving the rapidity of care for heart attack victims across the U.S. He currently serves on the ACC’s Interventional Cardiology Sectional Leadership Council.
His primary expertise is in structural/valvular heart disease, coronary and peripheral arterial disease, carotid artery disease and clinical research in interventional cardiology. He was instrumental in starting the first structural/valvular heart program at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital and served as Chair of its Interventional Cardiology Council. He has a keen interest in radial artery access percutaneous coronary interventions and has performed more than 4,000 radial access coronary stent procedures.
During his career, he has been recognized as the recipient of a number of awards, including the Dr. and Mrs. Sydney P. Schiff Medal in Surgery, Nathan E. Berry Prize in Urology, Sopman Award for Clinical Excellence and Human Compassion, National Research Fellowship from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, and the Capital Medical Society’s Outstanding Physician of the Year Award in 2017.
He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Cardiovascular Disease with added qualifications in Interventional Cardiology.

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In fact, a recent Harris survey showed that most Americans have little information about stents until they develop CAD. So what are the other questions that patients should be
asking? What are the latest developments in stent technology? What benefits do these advances offer patients? Who are the best candidates?

Knowing the right questions to ask proved to be of special significance for CAD patient Shawna Dukes. A combination of active research and persistence with doctors enabled Shawna to ask the right questions, which ultimately saved her life. After consulting with a number of physicians who could not determine the cause of her extreme fatigue and overall discomfort, she finally found answers from her interventional cardiologist. He determined that getting a stent that promotes faster healing was the right treatment option for her, and one that gave her back control of her health again.

Shawna is just one of the more than 15 million Americans affected by CAD.[i] For the many others affected by CAD, understanding advances in stent technology can be the first step in becoming an active, knowledgeable advocate for your health.

Shawna and her interventional cardiologist Dr. Colin Barker of Houston Methodist Hospital shared their personal experience, provide an overview of this evolution in stent technology, and helped to answer the toughest questions surrounding the role of stents.

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Dr. Daryl Gioffre is a chiropractor, alkaline lifestyle expert, health coach, certified raw food chef, triathlete, ultra-marathoner, author, and lecturer who uses innovative technology and cutting-edge nutrition to achieve and maintain an OPTIMAL level of health and energy.

Dr. Daryl’s dedication began when his own athletic career was restored through the power of chiropractic following a serious injury he sustained while playing soccer for the United States Under 20 Men’s National Soccer Team. Passionate about his work, Dr. Daryl’s ultimate reward is helping people breakthrough barriers and plateaus in their health that have been holding them back from living a life filled with energy and vitality.

A former sugar addict turned health machine, Dr. Daryl knows firsthand what it takes to overcome adversity and challenges in your health. His approach is one of moderation, not deprivation, and is an inspiration to his patients as he ‘walks the talk’ everyday to higher levels of health, fitness, and energy. His specialty is uncovering the root causes of chronic illness, using a comprehensive yet simple set of steps, making healthy changes more convenient and sustainable.

Dr. Gioffre has been practicing chiropractic for 14 years, and opened the Gioffre Chiropractic Wellness Center on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in 2004. In 2013, Dr. Gioffre founded AlkaMind, with the goal of optimizing individual’s health and energy by simplifying the pursuit of an alkaline lifestyle. AlkaMind’s focus is on the ONE UNIVERSAL CONSTANT regarding health: the more alkaline your body THE BETTER, the more acidic THE WORSE.

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