People with low vitamin D levels may face an increased risk for peripheral artery disease (PAD), a study suggests.

PAD occurs when arteries in the legs become narrowed or…

The number of U.S. adults on cholesterol-lowering medication could rise by one-quarter to one-half if doctors were to routinely scan adults’ arteries for plaque buildup, a study suggests.

In 2006, a…

When they were introduced in 2003, drug-coated stents were hailed as a revolutionary new step in angioplasty, a surgical procedure to open a blocked coronary artery.…

With an aging population, increasing focus is on treating conditions that develop in later life, such as atherosclerosis and its progression to ischemia, a condition in which the blood…

Menopausal women who take hormone-replacement therapy pills more than double their risk of developing a potentially fatal blood clot, French researchers said on Friday.

The review of 17 studies…

The anti-platelet drug clopidogrel reduced the frequency of early blood clot formation in new surgically enlarged blood vessels (fistulas) created for patients requiring dialysis, but…

People who experience leg pain caused by narrowed arteries in their legs - a condition called intermittent claudication - can find some relief by taking the drug naftidrofuryl, a…

For patients who underwent angioplasty to open narrowed coronary arteries, the use of stents releasing the drug everolimus reduced the rate of renarrowing of…

Elderly individuals who engage in strenuous exercise, such as jogging, are at increased risk for developing blood clots, which can have serious consequences, according to the results of a…

High doses of Pfizer Inc’s Lipitor was more effective than low doses of the cholesterol fighter in reducing arterial inflammation in patients with carotid artery disease, according to a small,…

A comparison of two types of medications to treat type 2 diabetes finds that pioglitazone is more effective at lowering the rate of progression of plaque build-up…

For a rich source of stem cells to be engineered into new blood vessels or skin tissue, clinicians may one day look no further than the…

New Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Registry Data Show Clot Quickly Removed, Blood Flow Restored in Large Patient Registry

Registry data for more than 500 patients presented…

A commonly used medication that prevents blood clots from forming may also prevent existing clots from damaging delicate vein walls — and may accelerate healing in a clot-damaged area of…

They kill 300,000 people a year — but most of them could be prevented. They strike more than a million people every year, most of them out of…

University of Iowa researchers have identified a molecular pathway in blood vessels that controls blood pressure and vascular function and may help explain why certain drugs for type II…

About one in four patients in a population-based study who were treated for blood clots in major blood vessels died within 1 year after their initial diagnosis, a mortality rate…

Only 28 percent of American women are aware of peripheral arterial disease (P.A.D.), a common and dangerous vascular disease that affects approximately nine…

Genetic mutations in the enzyme methylenetetrahydrofoloate reductase (MTHFR) and coagulation protein Factor V appear to have significant association with blood clots and tissue injury to the placenta and developing…

A novel treatment for blood clots in the legs appears to be safe and effective, according to a pilot study published in the February issue of Radiology. The study found…

A procedure called carotid artery stenting (CAS) has emerged as a minimally invasive alternative to surgery, called carotid endarterectomy (CEA), for patients with dangerous narrowing of the arteries…

Strawberries are not only delicious and nutrient-rich, new research from Harvard Medical School found that they may offer cardiovascular disease protection. The new study found…

After an injury, the body grows new blood vessels to repair damaged tissue. But sometimes too much growth causes problems, as when new blood vessels in the…

We prospectively evaluated the relationship between dietary fiber and peripheral arterial disease risk (PAD) among 46,032 men, aged 40 to 75 y, in 1986. Subjects answered a…

Since the practising of evidence-based medicine is deemed increasingly important, there is concern that current knowledge on the prevention of cardiovascular events may only benefit a minority of PAD patients. This notion is…