The Heart of Innovation with Kym McNicholas
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Miguel Manzur and Kymberlie McNicholas (opens the original)
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One of the hardest sentences a patient can hear is, "There are no more options." Every week through the Global PAD Association's Leg Saver Hotline, I hear from people living with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) and Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia (CLTI) who have been told amputation may be their only path forward. Those conversations are exactly why we created the Global PAD Impact Awards. These awards recognize physicians, researchers, healthcare teams, innovators, and advocates whose impact
The Deadlier Disease You've Never Heard Of: Launching the PAD Patient Registry (opens the original)
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Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) is more prevalent and deadlier than most cancers combined, yet over 30% of Americans have never heard of it. Why? Textbook symptoms like leg pain, cramping, and slowed walking are routinely misdiagnosed as normal aging or joint issues. On this edition of The Heart of Innovation on KDOW, we partner with CPC Clinical Research to announce the full launch of the PAD Patient Registry. Learn how pilot data revealed critical gaps in care and how this living, real-time re
Why Walking 22 Minutes More With Your Dog Matters (opens the original)
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Join hosts Dr. John Phillips and Global PAD Association CEO Kym McNicholas on The Heart of Innovation as they broadcast live with Dr. Christopher Stout from Ozark Vein & Vascular's 3rd annual PAWS For PAD event. Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) causes poor circulation in the legs and affects 1 in 5 Americans over 60, yet 70% of adults don't know what it is—despite being more prevalent and deadlier than most cancers combined. In this episode, Dr. Stout shares his patient-centered approach to vascu
PAD Walking Before AND After a Stent? | Dr. Jonathan Myers & PREPARE-IT (opens the original)
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It is my honor to recognize Dr. Jonathan Myers, PhD and the PREPARE-IT research team with the 2026 Best Walking Initiative of the Year Award through the patient-nominated Global PAD Impact Awards. Dr. Myers, Director of Cardiopulmonary Research at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System and Clinical Professor at Stanford University, is the principal investigator of PREPARE-IT: Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation in PAD , a randomized trial studying exercise therapy and cardiovascular risk management
Treating Arthritis With Embolization From Your Shoulders To Your Feet (opens the original)
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New minimally invasive treatments for arthritis and chronic joint pain are giving some patients options beyond medications, injections and more invasive surgery. Vascular surgeon Dr. Daniel Nathanson explains Genicular Artery Embolization (GAE), MSK embolization and how image-guided vascular techniques are being used to target inflammation and pain. Dr. John Phillips and I welcome Dr. Daniel Nathanson of the San Francisco Vein & Vascular Institute in San Francisco, California , for a fascinating
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