Vascular disease such as P.A.D. is most common among men and women over the age of 50, diabetics, people who smoke, and those with high blood pressure or high cholesterol levels. Because P.A.D. starts quickly, many people may not recognize that they have a problem.
Many people live with the pain thinking that it's part of getting older.
The screening is painless and takes about 10 minutes. Participants are asked to bring a pair of shorts to change into. Part of Advocate Health Care, Trinity offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient services as well as a variety of community outreach programs. Advocate Health Care, based in Oak Brook, has been ranked as one of the nation s top health systems for the past three years. Advocate has a long-term academic and teaching affiliation with the University of Illinois at Chicago Health Sciences Center and is related to both the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ.