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RESOURCES

  • Address:

    American Heart Association National Center

    7272 Greenville Avenue

    Dallas, TX 75231

  • Phone:

    1-800-AHA-USA-1 (1-800-242-8721)

  • Internet address:

    http://www.americanheart.org

  • Description of services provided:

    AHA provides information about peripheral artery disease, clinical trials, lifestyle changes, and local affiliates.

RESOURCES

  • Address:

    10201 Lee Highway, Suite 500

    Fairfax, VA 22030

  • Phone:

    1-800-488-7284

  • Internet address:

    http://www.sirweb.org/

  • Description of services provided

    The Society of Interventional Radiology provides general information about PAD, screening guidelines, clinical trials, and self-testing. Their website also offers information about the “Legs for Life” PAD screening program.

RESOURCES

  • Address:

    1075 S. Yukon, Suite 320

    Lakewood, CO 80226

  • Phone:

    303-989-0500

    1-866-723-4636 (US toll free)

  • Internet address:

    http://www.vdf.org

  • Description of services provided:

    This site provides a glossary, FAQs, and a physician finder sponsored through the American Association of Vascular Surgeons.

RESOURCES

  • National Address:

    222 Queen Street, Suite 1402

    Ottawa, ON K1P 5V9

  • Phone:

    (613)569-4361

  • Internet Address:

    http://www.heartandstroke.com/

  • Description of services provided:

    The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada provides educational materials about heart attack, stroke, and other heart conditions. The national voluntary health agency’s mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.