AHA LP(a) PAD toolkit: Emerging Diagnosis and Management

7 Lp(a) and PAD Toolkit: Emerging Diagnosis and Management Risk Factors for PAD Older age Smoking Diabetes Hyperlipidemia Family history of PAD PAD is overrepresented in the Black community. Prevalence of PAD Lifetime risk of PAD (80-year horizon) was estimated at: 3, 4, 5 22%Hispanic people 19%White people 29%Black people of PAD are called major adverse limb events (MALE) and may include recurrent limb ischemia and/or amputation. Complications In the U.S., approximately 10-12M age 40+ have PAD.1, 2, 3 people Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Hypertension Atherosclerotic disease in another vascular bed

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