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Diversity in Vascular Surgery Supplement Published

The Society for Vascular Surgery® (SVS) published its first supplement on diversity articles to its Journal of Vascular Surgery® in April 2010. Diversity in Vascular…    

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

A new review of existing research finds that many patients who take an anti-clotting drug or “blood-thinner” can benefit from monitoring the levels of the…    

Thalidomide drug may fight blood vessel disorder

Thalidomide, a drug that caused birth defects when it was launched as a morning sickness pill half a century ago, may be useful for treating…    

Cialis® shown to help with muscle dystrophy

Experts in the US have been looking into whether Cialis®, a popular impotence treatment and rival to Viagra, could work effectively to improve blood circulation…    

Cardiologist Uses Device Like a Dental Drill to Reopen Arteries

After two open-heart bypass surgeries and three balloon angioplasties, John Wilks seemed to be out of options.

The Wheaton, Ill. resident was taking…    

Radiotherapy can cause lasting vascular disease

For an as yet unknown reason, cancer radiotherapy can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease later in life, a problem that is growing as more…    

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…