'Healthy Privilege': when you can't imagine being sick. Others might not be able to understand what you're going through because they live with what Ann Becker-Schutte calls ‘healthy privilege‘. myheartsisters.org/2013/04/13/hea… via Carolyn Thomas ☮️

The multi societal #PAD guideline in print at long last… Amazing things can happen when specialties work together, review the evidence, and put the patient at the center. Hats off to a most collaborative writing committee. Herb Aronow, MD, MPH (he/him/his) DartmouthSurgicalHSR Schuyler Jones

Congratulations to the writing committee. Much needed update

Congratulations Scott Damrauer !

PACH President Dharmesh Patel, MD, FACC, welcomes attendees to #CVSummit24 and explains the importance of patient advocacy to create change in cardiovascular care. "The most important person in the room is the patient."

cnn.com/2024/05/21/foo… Nestlé US What will your sodium content be on these meals? Many cardiovascular patients are on these medications.

For all my fellow survivors!🧡🧡🧡

Broadband subsidies for #rural Americans are ending, putting telehealth at risk. npr.org/sections/shots…

medscape.com/viewarticle/ar… Where Are the Women in PAD Trials?  "Women are underrepresented in PAD revascularization trials and, so far, no robust data exist on sex-specific outcomes related to...." Trying to survive! #peripheralarterydisease

With a heavy heart, I tell you that my father, Donald Sutherland, has passed away. I personally think one of the most important actors in the history of film. Never daunted by a role, good, bad or ugly. He loved what he did and did what he loved, and one can never ask for more

This #NationalCancerSurvivorsMonth, celebrate the strength and accomplishments of cancer survivors. Quit smoking to reduce your risk of cancer. For free help, visit CDC.gov/quit.

Absolute fact

Navigating patient care facilities for Alzheimers patients from Independent, assisted, memory, long term care is so confusing and stressful for families. The system is definitely broken. #Alzheimers

This should horrify every freedom loving American. Violence against presidential candidates must never be normalized. We are lifting up Donald Trump, the entire Trump family, and all in attendance in prayer.

They've lost their minds

Tonya M. smoked for 23 years. At age 38 she was diagnosed with smoking-related heart failure and had to rely on a mechanical heart pump. She wished she had never picked up a cigarette. Tonya passed away at age 53. Let her story motivate you to quit: bit.ly/3Oyux7u#CDCTips

September is Peripheral Artery Disease Awareness Month! Heart.org/pad

September is #PADAwareness Month—a crucial time to shed light on peripheral artery disease, a condition affecting over 200 million people globally. Let's join forces to improve awareness and drive positive change for those impacted by #PAD. Learn more ▶️ bit.ly/3AGTadU