SAN ANTONIO – KSAT had the opportunity to visit area doctors to discuss how peripheral artery disease, or PAD, affects the San Antonio and South Texas community.
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The disease can lead to amputations and death. Dr. Lyssa Ochoa, a vascular surgeon, told KSAT the mortality rate for PAD is higher than the mortality rate for breast cancer.
Ochoa and her group of doctors, along with Southwest General Hospital, are at the forefront of helping the San Antonio area, specifically those on the South Side, deal with the disease.
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The images below show how the disease can take a toll on the foot and the body. (WARNING: The images are graphic.)