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(00:00):
Welcome to Conversations Live. For morethan a decade, we've brought you the
best in books, entertainment, celebrityinterviews and current events. When the movers
and shakers of the world have somethingto say to you, they say it
to us first. Here's your host, Cyrus Web. Welcome back everyone in
the Conversations Live. I'm your hostService. Well, I'm glad you walll
(00:22):
can join us once again for aradio audience here in Mississippi at WYAD ninety
four point one FM and WYAD onlinedot com. Or glad that you all
can be with us. Also tuningin online around the world thanks to I
Heart Radio on Amazon Music. Weglad you all could be with us as
well. This is part of ourNEWSIC and News segment here at WYD and
today we're talking about periphial artery diseaseor PAD. It is one of the
(00:44):
leading causes of amputations and impacts morethan twelve million Americans each year. Yet
it's been found that seventy percent havenever heard of the disease in this devastating
risk for a new campaign is hopingto raise awareness and here to talk to
us more about it. We're excitedto welcome doctor Enniheath to do what as
well as doctor Fellusia Vacority. We'regoing to talk to them notly about what
PAD is and also who's at risk, but also how you all can find
(01:07):
out more information. Thanks to aTilby for the time. Really they appreciate
it. Thank you so much forhaving us. We're thrilled to be here.
Link your pleasure stuffy online. It'ssuch an important topic, so if
you could tell us about peripheral arterydisease and how can we better understand the
common risk factors of it. Theperipheral artery disease is basically just blockage of
blood flow down to your legs,and this happens because multiple areas in the
(01:33):
blood vessel can get damaged, andwhen they get damaged, they get mounds
of plaques that actually block off orcork off the ability of blood flow to
get down to the foot. Soessentially, your heart pumps in your chest
and then that blood cell needs toget all the way down to your foot,
and the more blockages that are onthe way down, the difficult nature
of getting the blood to your footleads to ultimately some dead tissue which can
(01:57):
potentially lead to an amputation and someof the risk factors. The three top
ones, frankly, are what causedthis damage inside the bloodlining. Specifically that
is diabetes, high blood pressure,and smoking. Unfortunately, these three risk
factors when they're out of control,can cause damage that inner lining that ultimately
results in no blood flow getting tothe foot and possibly an amputation. Wow,
(02:23):
that really shows the importance of it. And doctor do I know that's
when I was prepping for this segment. You've done, I mean a lot
of talking about this topic and tryingto educate people about it and also the
importance of being aware. So Iguess an obvious question for the two of
you is why is pads so oftenoverlooked In Yeah, it's overlooked because patients
just are unaware as to linking theirrisk factors to perflartil disease itself. So
(02:46):
we have risk factors and we havea disease state. Right, So most
patients in this country know about heartattacks, most patients know about strokes.
Well, it's the same condition thatled to that hearder type and that stroke
at least fortrual disease. But werealize that most patients who suffer from the
risk factors USUS diabetes, high bloodpressure, and nick tobacco use. Do
(03:08):
not unaware that that could lead topoor circulation in their feet or they led,
And so the four major societies realizedthat, hey, we need to
have an awareness campaign to breach thegas in those in lack of awareness,
but also to help inform those patientsand empower them to have a conversation with
(03:30):
their healthcare providers. Because there's onething to hear US on radio today,
it's another thing to go sit downin the office and talk to your doctor
and say, hey, are somedoctors talking about PAD or PAD or port
circulation, but how do I makesure I don't undergo an amputation? Because
that is the consequence of not beingscreened and the timely fashion treated aggressively help
(03:53):
stream with it in the timely fashion. So knowing your risk factors are important,
but knowing the signs and symptoms ofPAD such as pain, cramping,
or elect fatigue in your low extremitiesNOUM, miss tingling, burning, having
one cool extremity versus another, thoseare some of the signs the symptoms that
come up, and so it's imperativeto go into your your patients obvious your
(04:15):
provider's offices and as a patient,tell them to take off your socks to
check your pulse and if they suspectthat you have perfolial disease, there's a
test that can be done. It'sa non invasive test, is just taking
a blood pressure cut in your armand your legs and taking the ratio.
It's called an ankle Bragel in depthtest and ABI tests and it's simple and
(04:35):
that could tell you in a minute, a matter of minutes, if you
do have perflodial disease and what todo next. And that's why I'm so
glad they have the two of youon here, and I want to say
to you also, doctor Pecoradi,when I was presperring for this segment,
I really appreciate the work you're doinghere. Of course from my home state
of Mississippi. I saw the CBSfeature you had where you really talk about
(05:00):
that's so passionate for you, andthat's why we're talking about this campaign.
So if you all could, canyou tell us more about to Get a
Pulse on Pad campaign and how itcame to be and what you hope to
come from it. Certainly, thankyou for asking that. So there are
multiple types of doctors that help patientsthat have PAD. Specifically, vascular surgeons,
interventional cardiologists, and interventional radiologists arethe types of doctors that can perform
(05:24):
procedures that can allow you to getmore blood floaded your legs. So what
we realized in our three big societiesfor these three doctor types is that we
don't have enough patient awareness out there. We have all these fancy things in
the hospital just waiting for you,but our patients don't even know about the
disease, and sometimes because of that, they show up too late for us
to be able to save their legs. So what we did is we created
(05:46):
a campaign that we're going on theroad to take out to patients where we
actually are driving patients ideally to thiswebsite www dot padpulse dot org that is
sponsored by all our different societies togive patients information and let them start asking
questions as to whether or not thesymptoms that they may have are PAD.
(06:10):
On this website, it'll tell youhow to talk to your doctor, what
the symptoms are, what to dois the next step, and how to
get in contact with the right peopleto help you. If there is an
issue with your circulation. So again, that website is www dot padpost dot
org. So we'll make sure thatwe linked it up both on our Facebook
page as well as in the notesfor those joining us be the podcast.
I really do appreciate this information.It is so important. As I mentioned,
(06:32):
I'm with so many more than twelvemillion Americans each year dealing with this
and knowing that so many don't knowabout it. That's why this education is
so important. So of course communicationwith our doctors, as both of you
have mentioned, is so important.If our audience is out there and they're
curious, what are some of thequestions that they need to be asking their
doctors to kick off the conversation aboutPAT. You know, if you're in
(06:54):
Mississippi, or you know which hasthe highest in mutation reads in the country,
by the way, or anywhere else, listen to this. I think
the first question is listen, AmI at risk for an amputation? I
mean, that's another question to askdue to my risk factors. So if
you're over the age of fifty one, in twenty of those stations will suffer
from PAD. If you're a diabetic, you're three to four times likely to
(07:16):
have profoile TiAl disease. If youhave high blood pressure, you're fifty percent
to eighty percent likely to get PAD. And if you're a tobacco user,
you're eighty percent likely to use itif you dip, if you choose,
if you smoke. So the questionsare, am I at risk? Doctor?
Number two? What can I doto test for PAD? And three?
After you check my pulse, mypulse is normal or the abnormal?
(07:39):
Uh? And number four. Ifyou have a wound an alterer that's not
healing properly, and someone offers youan amputation, first, the question you
should ask is are there any alternativetreatment strategies or options for me before an
amputation is offered? Uh. Youknow, we believe in Southern hospitality as
(07:59):
the you know, saying yes sir, yes ma'am all the time to doctors,
but that goes out the door andsomeone's trying to take off the limb
more leg knowing the devastating outcome notonly for you but your family in terms
of you likely dying from it,starfering a stroke or heart attack from it.
So it's very important for you toknow your risk upstream, know your
streatment options upstream, check out thewebsite and to get the treatment in place
(08:22):
that you need early on before itgets too late. Again, such a
great, great conversation and that's adart to Dua mentioned for an audience.
That's pad org and we'll make surethat we link that up for you guys
as well. Again, thanks tothe two of you for stopping by.
I really appreciate you sharing this importantinformation and looking forward to having the two
of you on the program again.Thank you very much for having us look
forward to it. Do it.Thank you, and we think your audience
(08:45):
are tuning into another great segment ofConversations Live, part of our Music and
Use segment here at WYAD. Untilnext time you have a star's webs things.
Always enjoy your day, enduring yourlife and jury your world. Thank
you all for choosing Conversations Live,but it's going to make today amazing thick air
Welcome to Conversations Live. For morethan a decade, we've brought you the
best in books, entertainment, celebrityinterviews and current events. When the movers
and shakers of the world have somethingto say to you, they say it
to us first. Here's your host, Cyrus Web. Welcome back everyone in
the Conversations Live. I'm your hostService. Well, I'm glad you walll
(00:22):
can join us once again for aradio audience here in Mississippi at WYAD ninety
four point one FM and WYAD onlinedot com. Or glad that you all
can be with us. Also tuningin online around the world thanks to I
Heart Radio on Amazon Music. Weglad you all could be with us as
well. This is part of ourNEWSIC and News segment here at WYD and
today we're talking about periphial artery diseaseor PAD. It is one of the
(00:44):
leading causes of amputations and impacts morethan twelve million Americans each year. Yet
it's been found that seventy percent havenever heard of the disease in this devastating
risk for a new campaign is hopingto raise awareness and here to talk to
us more about it. We're excitedto welcome doctor Enniheath to do what as
well as doctor Fellusia Vacority. We'regoing to talk to them notly about what
PAD is and also who's at risk, but also how you all can find
(01:07):
out more information. Thanks to aTilby for the time. Really they appreciate
it. Thank you so much forhaving us. We're thrilled to be here.
Link your pleasure stuffy online. It'ssuch an important topic, so if
you could tell us about peripheral arterydisease and how can we better understand the
common risk factors of it. Theperipheral artery disease is basically just blockage of
blood flow down to your legs,and this happens because multiple areas in the
(01:33):
blood vessel can get damaged, andwhen they get damaged, they get mounds
of plaques that actually block off orcork off the ability of blood flow to
get down to the foot. Soessentially, your heart pumps in your chest
and then that blood cell needs toget all the way down to your foot,
and the more blockages that are onthe way down, the difficult nature
of getting the blood to your footleads to ultimately some dead tissue which can
(01:57):
potentially lead to an amputation and someof the risk factors. The three top
ones, frankly, are what causedthis damage inside the bloodlining. Specifically that
is diabetes, high blood pressure,and smoking. Unfortunately, these three risk
factors when they're out of control,can cause damage that inner lining that ultimately
results in no blood flow getting tothe foot and possibly an amputation. Wow,
(02:23):
that really shows the importance of it. And doctor do I know that's
when I was prepping for this segment. You've done, I mean a lot
of talking about this topic and tryingto educate people about it and also the
importance of being aware. So Iguess an obvious question for the two of
you is why is pads so oftenoverlooked In Yeah, it's overlooked because patients
just are unaware as to linking theirrisk factors to perflartil disease itself. So
(02:46):
we have risk factors and we havea disease state. Right, So most
patients in this country know about heartattacks, most patients know about strokes.
Well, it's the same condition thatled to that hearder type and that stroke
at least fortrual disease. But werealize that most patients who suffer from the
risk factors USUS diabetes, high bloodpressure, and nick tobacco use. Do
(03:08):
not unaware that that could lead topoor circulation in their feet or they led,
And so the four major societies realizedthat, hey, we need to
have an awareness campaign to breach thegas in those in lack of awareness,
but also to help inform those patientsand empower them to have a conversation with
(03:30):
their healthcare providers. Because there's onething to hear US on radio today,
it's another thing to go sit downin the office and talk to your doctor
and say, hey, are somedoctors talking about PAD or PAD or port
circulation, but how do I makesure I don't undergo an amputation? Because
that is the consequence of not beingscreened and the timely fashion treated aggressively help
(03:53):
stream with it in the timely fashion. So knowing your risk factors are important,
but knowing the signs and symptoms ofPAD such as pain, cramping,
or elect fatigue in your low extremitiesNOUM, miss tingling, burning, having
one cool extremity versus another, thoseare some of the signs the symptoms that
come up, and so it's imperativeto go into your your patients obvious your
(04:15):
provider's offices and as a patient,tell them to take off your socks to
check your pulse and if they suspectthat you have perfolial disease, there's a
test that can be done. It'sa non invasive test, is just taking
a blood pressure cut in your armand your legs and taking the ratio.
It's called an ankle Bragel in depthtest and ABI tests and it's simple and
(04:35):
that could tell you in a minute, a matter of minutes, if you
do have perflodial disease and what todo next. And that's why I'm so
glad they have the two of youon here, and I want to say
to you also, doctor Pecoradi,when I was presperring for this segment,
I really appreciate the work you're doinghere. Of course from my home state
of Mississippi. I saw the CBSfeature you had where you really talk about
(05:00):
that's so passionate for you, andthat's why we're talking about this campaign.
So if you all could, canyou tell us more about to Get a
Pulse on Pad campaign and how itcame to be and what you hope to
come from it. Certainly, thankyou for asking that. So there are
multiple types of doctors that help patientsthat have PAD. Specifically, vascular surgeons,
interventional cardiologists, and interventional radiologists arethe types of doctors that can perform
(05:24):
procedures that can allow you to getmore blood floaded your legs. So what
we realized in our three big societiesfor these three doctor types is that we
don't have enough patient awareness out there. We have all these fancy things in
the hospital just waiting for you,but our patients don't even know about the
disease, and sometimes because of that, they show up too late for us
to be able to save their legs. So what we did is we created
(05:46):
a campaign that we're going on theroad to take out to patients where we
actually are driving patients ideally to thiswebsite www dot padpulse dot org that is
sponsored by all our different societies togive patients information and let them start asking
questions as to whether or not thesymptoms that they may have are PAD.
(06:10):
On this website, it'll tell youhow to talk to your doctor, what
the symptoms are, what to dois the next step, and how to
get in contact with the right peopleto help you. If there is an
issue with your circulation. So again, that website is www dot padpost dot
org. So we'll make sure thatwe linked it up both on our Facebook
page as well as in the notesfor those joining us be the podcast.
I really do appreciate this information.It is so important. As I mentioned,
(06:32):
I'm with so many more than twelvemillion Americans each year dealing with this
and knowing that so many don't knowabout it. That's why this education is
so important. So of course communicationwith our doctors, as both of you
have mentioned, is so important.If our audience is out there and they're
curious, what are some of thequestions that they need to be asking their
doctors to kick off the conversation aboutPAT. You know, if you're in
(06:54):
Mississippi, or you know which hasthe highest in mutation reads in the country,
by the way, or anywhere else, listen to this. I think
the first question is listen, AmI at risk for an amputation? I
mean, that's another question to askdue to my risk factors. So if
you're over the age of fifty one, in twenty of those stations will suffer
from PAD. If you're a diabetic, you're three to four times likely to
(07:16):
have profoile TiAl disease. If youhave high blood pressure, you're fifty percent
to eighty percent likely to get PAD. And if you're a tobacco user,
you're eighty percent likely to use itif you dip, if you choose,
if you smoke. So the questionsare, am I at risk? Doctor?
Number two? What can I doto test for PAD? And three?
After you check my pulse, mypulse is normal or the abnormal?
(07:39):
Uh? And number four. Ifyou have a wound an alterer that's not
healing properly, and someone offers youan amputation, first, the question you
should ask is are there any alternativetreatment strategies or options for me before an
amputation is offered? Uh. Youknow, we believe in Southern hospitality as
(07:59):
the you know, saying yes sir, yes ma'am all the time to doctors,
but that goes out the door andsomeone's trying to take off the limb
more leg knowing the devastating outcome notonly for you but your family in terms
of you likely dying from it,starfering a stroke or heart attack from it.
So it's very important for you toknow your risk upstream, know your
streatment options upstream, check out thewebsite and to get the treatment in place
(08:22):
that you need early on before itgets too late. Again, such a
great, great conversation and that's adart to Dua mentioned for an audience.
That's pad org and we'll make surethat we link that up for you guys
as well. Again, thanks tothe two of you for stopping by.
I really appreciate you sharing this importantinformation and looking forward to having the two
of you on the program again.Thank you very much for having us look
forward to it. Do it.Thank you, and we think your audience
(08:45):
are tuning into another great segment ofConversations Live, part of our Music and
Use segment here at WYAD. Untilnext time you have a star's webs things.
Always enjoy your day, enduring yourlife and jury your world. Thank
you all for choosing Conversations Live,but it's going to make today amazing thick air
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