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

Dr. Robert McLafferty was elected president of the Vascular Disease Foundation (VDF) board of directors at their meeting held on March 25th in Chicago, IL.…    

Vitamin D levels linked with health of blood vessels

A lack of vitamin D, even in generally healthy people, is linked with stiffer arteries and an inability of blood vessels to relax, research from…    

Scientists identify molecule that can increase blood flow in vascular disease

Circulating through the bloodstream of every human being is a rare and powerful type of cell, one that can actually create new blood vessels to…    

Laughter really is the best medicine (for leg ulcers)

Forget technology. The best prescription for patients with venous leg ulcers is good quality nursing care – and the occasional belly laugh!

A…    

War dispatch: torn blood vessels growing problem

U.S. troops appear to be sustaining more blood vessel tears now than in earlier wars, according to a new analysis of reports from the battlefield.…    

Live Online Chats Answer Questions about Vascular Disease

he Vascular Disease Foundation’s (VDF) is proud to offer live online chats with a medical professional for its patients. The next “Ask the Expert” live…    

New Nanoparticles Make Blood Clots Visible

For almost two decades, cardiologists have searched for ways to see dangerous blood clots before they cause heart attacks.

Now, researchers at Washington…    

Young rats given polyphenols show less endothelial function deterioration with aging

The endothelium is the inner lining of our blood vessels and normal functions of endothelial cells include enabling coagulation, platelet adhesion and immune function. Endothelial…    

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

UCLA researchers have found that a protein that plays an important role in some antioxidant therapies may not be as effective due to additional mechanisms…    

Bacteria eyed for possible role in atherosclerosis

Dr. Emil Kozarov and a team of researchers at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine have identified specific bacteria that may have a key…    

Rare mutations linked with catastrophic aortic aneurysms

TAAD causes thousands of deaths in the United States each year. Although timely surgical repair of aneurysms can prevent death, thoracic aneurysms are often asymptomatic…    

UTHealth discoveries shed more light on deadly thoracic aortic disease

Discovery of a fifth gene defect and the identification of 47 DNA regions linked to thoracic aortic disease are the subject of studies released this…    

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

Heart imaging specialists at Johns Hopkins have shown that a combination of CT scans that measure how much blood is flowing through the heart and…    

Aortic aneurysm treatable with asthma drugs

A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that asthma drugs are a potential treatment for aortic aneurysm. These drugs, which block cysteinyl-leukotrienes, could reduce the…    

‘Paradigm shift’ in how physicians treat peripheral artery disease

A balloon angioplasty device that sucks up dangerous plaque debris could trigger a “paradigm shift” in how physicians treat peripheral artery disease, researchers write in…    

Stem cell therapy promising for leg artery disease

Pluristem Therapeutics said early clinical trials show its placenta-derived cell therapy is safe and improves quality of life in patients with peripheral artery disease, or…    

New Exercise Toolkit Provides a Guide for Peripheral Arterial Disease Professionals

The Vascular Disease Foundation (VDF) announced the launch of its new “Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Exercise Training Toolkit: A Guide for Health Care Professionals.” This…    

Investigators Perfect New Version of Blood-Regulator Thrombin

In research led by a Saint Louis University investigator, molecular biologists have discovered a way to harness the enzyme thrombin’s anti-blood clotting properties. The finding…    

Your arteries may be suffering insulin resistance, too

In people with insulin resistance or full-blown diabetes, an inability to keep blood sugar levels under control isn’t the only problem by far. A new…    

Obesity, smoking may raise blood clot risk

Obesity and smoking may each raise a person’s risk of potentially dangerous blood clots in the veins, but certain other suspected risk factors seem to…