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VDF thanks all of those who supported the 2006 Annual Appeal. Together, you raised over $7,500 for VDF! This money helps us continue our mission to provide free vascular disease education to the public. Thank you!

Vice President Dick Cheney was recently diagnosed with DVT. March is DVT Awareness Month. Learn the signs, symptoms and risk factors at www.vdf.org.

NEW! Venous CoalitionÑLast year the Surgeon General's office hosted a two-day workshop on deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) and committed to issuing a "Call-to-Action" to prevent and decrease the negative impact of DVT and PE. In response to this call, VDF is helping to initiate a Venous Coalition to help provide public education about venous diseases. So far over 20 organizations from the science and medical communities have expressed interest in helping to create the coalition which will provide accurate, unbiased information to the general public about venous diseases, including DVT and PE. VDF is hoping this campaign will be as successful as the P.A.D. Coalition's efforts in providing public education about PAD.

May is Stroke Awareness MonthÑLearn the signs and symptoms by listening to VDF's HealthCast episode #10.

The P.A.D. Coalition now has a FREE Peripheral Arterial Disease Wall Chart for Medical Offices. The laminated 24 in. x 19 in. wall chart is targeted to patients and reviews PAD risk factors, symptoms, diagnostic tests and treatment. To get a copy for your clinic or lab, visit www.padcoalition.org or call 866.PAD.INFO.