2011

May

• Robert B. McLafferty, MD Named President, Vascular Disease Foundation -

April

• Vitamin D levels linked with health of blood vessels -

March

• Scientists identify molecule that can increase blood flow in vascular disease -

• Laughter really is the best medicine (for leg ulcers) -

February

• War dispatch: torn blood vessels growing problem -

• Live Online Chats Answer Questions about Vascular Disease -

• New Nanoparticles Make Blood Clots Visible -

January

• Young rats given polyphenols show less endothelial function deterioration with aging -

• Protein thought to protect against oxidative stress also promotes clogging of arteries -

• Bacteria eyed for possible role in atherosclerosis -

2010

November

• Rare mutations linked with catastrophic aortic aneurysms -

• UTHealth discoveries shed more light on deadly thoracic aortic disease -

• Combo high-tech CT scans just as good as older imaging to detect coronary artery disease -

• Aortic aneurysm treatable with asthma drugs -

October

• ‘Paradigm shift’ in how physicians treat peripheral artery disease -

September

• Stem cell therapy promising for leg artery disease -

July

• New Exercise Toolkit Provides a Guide for Peripheral Arterial Disease Professionals -

June

• Investigators Perfect New Version of Blood-Regulator Thrombin -

May

• Your arteries may be suffering insulin resistance, too -

April

• Obesity, smoking may raise blood clot risk -

• Diversity in Vascular Surgery Supplement Published -

• Self-Monitoring Lowers Risks for Patients on Anti-Clotting Drug -

• Thalidomide drug may fight blood vessel disorder -

March

• Cialis shown to help with muscle dystrophy -

• Cardiologist Uses Device Like a Dental Drill to Reopen Arteries -

• Radiotherapy can cause lasting vascular disease -

February

• Cooling Inflammation for Healthier Arteries -

• New Treatment for Chronic Nose Bleeds -

• Bowel disease flare-ups raise risk of blood clots -

2009

December

• Evolution of Brain Surgery to Treat Rogue Blood Vessels -

• Study explains how exercise helps patients with peripheral artery disease -

November

• New mechanism explains how the body prevents formation of blood vessels -

• Findings Suggest Lipid Assessment in Vascular Disease Can Be Simplified, Without the Need to Fast -

• Drugs to Treat Anemia in Cancer Patients Linked to Thromboembolism -

October

• Sight gone, but not necessarily lost? -

• Vascular Surgeons Perform Most Peripheral Arterial Interventions -

• Smoking gun: just 1 cigarette has harmful effect on the arteries of young healthy adults -

• Leg artery disease often goes undetected -

• New therapy for vasculitis will help patients avoid infertility and cancer -

• BUSM researchers identify better laser for treating facial spider veins -

September

• Image-guided treatment for deep venous thrombosis could improve patients’ long-term outcomes -

• How broccoli can protect your arteries -

August

• SVS Clarifies Surgeons’ Role in Diabetic Foot Care -

• Study Offers New Insights About Peripheral Artery Disease -

July

• The risk of developing deep vein thrombosis during a flight is often overestimated -

• Superficial blood clots may be warning sign: study -

• Most neuropsychological tests don’t tell Alzheimer’s disease from vascular dementia -

June

• New approaches lower aneurysm risk - study -

May

• Is vitamin D deficiency linked to Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia? -

• Aspirin Appears To Help Lower Risk of Stroke For Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease -

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