Blood Vessels & Lymphatic disorders news
Stenting for stroke prevention becoming safer in high-risk patients
Placing a stent in a key artery in the neck is safer than ever in patients ineligible for the standard surgical treatment of carotid artery…
Risk factors for CCSVI are similar to risk factors for developing MS, UB study shows
The first study to investigate risk factors for the vascular condition called CCSVI (chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency) in volunteers without neurological disease has identified what…
Exercise may be better than stents for PAD patients
Supervised exercise was shown to be more effective than stenting or medication for improved walking ability in patients with peripheral artery disease. The findings from…
Protein causes varicose veins
Varicose veins, sometimes referred to as “varices” in medical jargon, are usually just a cosmetic problem if they occur as spider veins. In their advanced…
Use of sulodexide in patients with peripheral vascular disease
New discoveries about follicular lymphoma, a currently intractable form of cancer, highlight the power of functional genomics in cancer gene discovery. A report in the…
Scientists discover the proteins that control development of varicose veins
A new discovery published in the October 2011 print issue of The FASEB Journal explains for the first time what kicks off the process that…
International Consortium Identifies 5 New Genes Affecting The Risk Of Coronary Artery Disease
An international consortium of scientists reports the discovery of five new genes that affect the risk of developing coronary artery disease (CAD) and heart attacks…
Study shows soy protein reduced progression of clogged arteries in women within 5 years of menopause
A new study published in the November 2011 issue of Stroke reveals some promising data on the positive effects of soy protein reducing the progression…
Scientists identify a key molecule that blocks abnormal blood vessel growth in tumors
A new and better understanding of blood vessel growth and vascular development (angiogenesis) in cancer has been made possible by research carried out by a…
Varicose Veins - EVLT And HLS Have Similar Efficacy And Safety Rates
HLS (High ligation and stripping) and EVLT (endovenous laser treatment) have similar efficacy and safety rates in the treatment of insufficiency of the great saphenous…
Learn about peripheral arterial disease and get moving
Peripheral arterial disease, or PAD, is a common condition affecting 12-20 percent of Americans age 65 and older that may be a signal of future…
‘Lunch-time leg lift’ helps tackle varicose veins
Bumpy, puffy varicose veins are not only unsightly they can also be uncomfortable, as 53-year-old Barbara Costa discovered.
“Through the years, it was…
New study shows patients with coronary artery disease
Thrombotic (clotting) and bleeding events are complications that may occur after surgery. With the aging population in the western world, there are more patients undergoing…
Common vein condition increases risk for developing life-threating blood clots
Patients with clinically diagnosed superficial vein thrombosis (SVT), a blood clot in the veins just beneath the skin that commonly resolves on its own without…
Regrowing Blood Vessels With a Potent Molecule
Ever since the Nobel Prize for nerve growth factor was awarded more than 30 years ago, researchers have been searching for ways to use growth…
Connection discovered between the nervous system and the vascular system
Dr. Frédéric Charron, researcher at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), and his team have shown for the first time that a key…
Novel pathway regulating angiogenesis may fight retinal disease, cancers
Scientists identify in the journal Nature a new molecular pathway used to suppress blood vessel branching in the developing retina – a finding with potential…
Egyptian princess was first person with diagnosed coronary artery disease
The coronary arteries of Princess Ahmose-Meryet-Amon - as visualised by whole body computerised tomography (CT) scanning - will feature in two presentations at the International…
CHOP Partners with Vascular Magnetics to Commercialize Blood Vessel Research
Building on its extensive laboratory research using magnetically guided nanoparticles to deliver drugs to diseased blood vessels, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has just spun…
Peggy Fleming Educates Patients About Peripheral Arterial Disease or “P.A.D.”
Olympic Gold Medalist Peggy Fleming and the P.A.D. Coalition want to help educate women and their families about an often times silent cardiovascular disease, peripheral…
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