Abstract / Description: 

Rates of major lower extremity amputation in patients with peripheral artery disease are higher in rural communities with markers of low socioeconomic status, but most Americans live in metropolitan areas. Whether amputation rates vary within US metropolitan areas is unclear, as are characteristics of high amputation rate urban communities.

In metropolitan areas, where most individuals undergoing lower extremity amputation live, markers of lower socioeconomic status and Black race were associated with higher rates of major lower extremity amputation. Development of community‐based tools for peripheral artery disease diagnosis and management targeted to communities with high amputation rates in urban areas may help reduce inequities in peripheral artery disease outcomes.

Collection: 
eCardio Hub Collection
Category: 
Black/African American CV
General CV
Date: 
2021
Author: 
Alexander C. Fanaroff, Lin Yang, Ashwin S. Nathan, Sameed Ahmed M. Khatana, Howard Julien, Tracy Y. Wang, Ehrin J. Armstrong, Diane Treat‐Jacobson, Julia D. Glaser, Grace Wang, Scott M. Damrauer, Jay Giri, and Peter W. Groeneveld