Practical Guide about PAD

1 ↪ Practical Guide about Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Who are we? 2 Who is this guide for? 2 Disclaimers 2 Glossary 3 List of acronyms 3 Introduction 4 1. What is peripheral 4 artery disease? 2. What is happening in my legs? 5 3. What are the risk factors for 8 peripheral artery disease? 4. How is peripheral artery 9 disease diagnosed? 4.1. Screening exam 9 4.2. Doppler and Doppler ultrasound 9 4.3. More thorough examinations 10 5. How will peripheral artery 10 disease affect my daily life? 5.1. Changing lifestyle habits 11 5.2. Lifestyle habits and “negative” emotions 12 6. How is pad treated? 14 6.1. Lifestyle habit interventions 14 6.2. Medical interventions 14 6.3. Surgical Therapy 15 7. What else can i do? 16 7.1. Peripheral artery disease and exercise 16 7.2. Why is exercise so beneficial ? 16 7.3. Walking exercise, and more 17 7.4. HIIT: a promising future 18 7.5. Summary 18 8. Tools to help me 19 The tools 20 8.1. Stationary machines 20 8.1.1. Treadmill 20 8.1.2. Stationary bike 20 8.1.3. Arm exercise bike 20 8.1.4. Additional machines 22 8.2. Follow-up tools 22 8.2.1. Pedometer 22 8.2.2. Smart devices 22 8.2.3. Devices worn on the wrist 23 Conclusion 24 References 25 For more information, do not hesitate 30 to access the Foundation website Appendix i: Objective template – 32 Changing lifestyle habits Appendix ii: Additional resources 33 TABLE OF CONTENTS Hi, I'm Tim!