Practical Guide about PAD

↪ Canadian Foundation for Vascular Health WHO ARE WE? Founded in the fall of 2014, the Canadian Foundation for Vascular Health (CFVH) is a non- profit corporation. In 2017, the CFVH obtained its status as a charitable organization from the Canada Revenue Agency with the goal of supporting patients who are at risk of developing or who have peripheral artery disease (PAD). Using this practical guide, the Foundation’s objective is to help individuals with PAD better understand their disease, how it develops, its consequences for their quality of life and how to prevent and treat it. WHO IS THIS GUIDE FOR? This guide is basically intended for patients with PAD and their families. Healthcare professionals working with PAD patients may also benefit from the information provided in this guide and earn education credits. The CFVH encourages all individuals with PAD signs and symptoms to consult their healthcare professional. DISCLAIMERS This guide does not replace a medical consultation. If you suspect you have PAD, or are at risk of having it, please consult your healthcare professional. This document is based on professional practice incorporating the most recent medical data at the time of its publication. However, it is possible that new scientific, technological or other knowledge may change the understanding, development and treatment of PAD described in this document. This guide is valid to the extent that no contrary or incompatible legal or regulatory standard obviously or indirectly affects or changes it for this year and subsequent years. This guide was written during the Covid-19 pandemic. In this document, what may appear to be contrary to the instructions of the Public Health Agency of Canada should be avoided until further notice. In the meantime, all Canadians should follow the recommendations of the Public Health Agency of Canada, namely washing hands, coughing in your elbow, observing physical distancing and wearing a mask under certain circumstances. Use of the guide’s content without the permission of the CFVH may violate copyright, trademark and patent laws. However, reproduction of certain parts is permitted for educational, non-commercial purposes, provided the source is mentioned. The information in the CFVH publication is for reference only; it does not replace the reader's judgment and has no legal value. 2