Understanding your risk of Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) occurs when narrowed blood vessels reduce blood flow to your arms and legs. The reduced circulation can cause pain, sores and other dysfunction in your limbs. Heart disease and diabetes are significant risk factors for PAD. If you are managing cardiovascular issues or diabetes, you should understand your risk of PAD.
Risk Calculator
Select the most applicable option to assess your risk for PAD:
* The underlying risk assessment was performed by researchers at Johns Hopkins University on a population of white, black and hispanic patients. Talk to your doctor to ensure your PAD risk is being assessed appropriately given your personal demographic information.
Results
Overall risk of PAD:
________Prevalence of PAD:
________Prevalence refers to the expected percent of people with matching characteristics that have PAD