Blood Vessels & Lymphatic disorders news
Cooling Inflammation for Healthier Arteries
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded scientists have reported new reasons for choosing “heart-healthy” oats at the grocery store.
Nutritionist Mohsen Meydani, director of the…
New Treatment for Chronic Nose Bleeds
Patients suffering from hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), an inherited vascular condition characterized by profuse nosebleeds, may find hope in a cancer-fighting drug called bevacizumab, also…
Bowel disease flare-ups raise risk of blood clots
People with active forms of a group of conditions known as inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, seem to be at far greater risk of…
Evolution of Brain Surgery to Treat Rogue Blood Vessels
Over three decades, a world-recognized medical team at UC San Diego Medical Center has spurred the evolution of a complex surgery to destroy dangerous clusters…
Study explains how exercise helps patients with peripheral artery disease
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) affects 5 million individuals in the U.S. and is the leading cause of limb amputations. Doctors have long considered exercise to…
New mechanism explains how the body prevents formation of blood vessels
Researchers at Uppsala University, in collaboration with colleagues in Sweden and abroad, have identified an entirely new mechanism by which a specific protein in the…
Findings Suggest Lipid Assessment in Vascular Disease Can Be Simplified, Without the Need to Fast
Lipid assessment in vascular disease can be simplified by measuring either total and HDL cholesterol levels or apolipoproteins, without the need to fast and without…
Drugs to Treat Anemia in Cancer Patients Linked to Thromboembolism
Medications frequently given to cancer patients to reduce their risk of anemia are associated with an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism,…
Sight gone, but not necessarily lost?
Like all tissues in the body, the eye needs a healthy blood supply to function properly. Poorly developed blood vessels can lead to visual impairment…
Vascular Surgeons Perform Most Peripheral Arterial Interventions
Vascular surgeons have the highest market share and the lowest overall mortality and morbidity rates for peripheral arterial interventions (PAI), when compared to interventional cardiologists…
Smoking gun: just 1 cigarette has harmful effect on the arteries of young healthy adults
Even one cigarette has serious adverse effects on young adults, according to research presented by Dr. Stella Daskalopoulou at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009,…
Leg artery disease often goes undetected
Many middle-aged adults may be walking around with a dangerous health problem and not even know it.
The condition called peripheral artery disease,…
New therapy for vasculitis will help patients avoid infertility and cancer
Researchers have identified that Rituxan, a drug previously approved for the treatment of non-Hodgkin’s B cell lymphoma and rheumatoid arthritis, can treat severe ANCA-associated vasculitis…
BUSM researchers identify better laser for treating facial spider veins
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have concluded that the 940nm wavelength laser is superior for treating facial spider veins (telangiectasias) as compared…
Image-guided treatment for deep venous thrombosis could improve patients’ long-term outcomes
Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) is a serious condition that involves the formation of a blood clot inside of a deep vein usually in the legs.…
How broccoli can protect your arteries
It’s long been thought that broccoli is good for your heart, and now British scientists think they know why.
Researchers at Imperial College…
SVS Clarifies Surgeons’ Role in Diabetic Foot Care
The Society for Vascular Surgery® (SVS) represents more than 3,000 practicing vascular surgeons in the United States, dedicated to the prevention and management of vascular…
Study Offers New Insights About Peripheral Artery Disease
Walking is a painful experience for many of the eight million Americans who suffer lower extremity peripheral arterial disease, or PAD. The condition, which is…
The risk of developing deep vein thrombosis during a flight is often overestimated
The risk of developing deep vein thrombosis during a long flight is often overestimated. According to the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health…
Superficial blood clots may be warning sign: study
About a quarter of patients who have superficial blood clots on their legs may be at risk for more serious clots deep in their veins,…
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