EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The South Texas Health System is hosting the Step Out PAD Walkathon on Tuesday, Sept. 23, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at STHS Edinburg to raise awareness for peripheral artery disease (PAD).

The event, held in commemoration of PAD Awareness Month, aims to educate the community about the serious but often undiagnosed condition and the important steps community members can take to prevent, manage, and overcome it.

"In its early stages, PAD can be difficult to diagnose because it often develops slowly with no symptoms or because symptoms are mild and attributed to aging or a lack of exercise," says Ofsman E. Quintana, MD, FACC, a board-certified interventional cardiologist and medical director of the STHS Limb Salvage & Amputation Prevention Program.

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