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Peripheral Artery Pain Can Be Relieved by Community Exercise Therapy
Intermittent claudication (cramping or pain caused by decreased blood flow to the lower leg muscles) is a common symptom in peripheral artery disease patients.…
Research Shows Novel Benefits of Fatty Acids in Arteries
New research from Columbia University Medical Center continues to shed light on the benefits of making fish a staple of any diet.
Fish…
Step out for Peripheral Artery Disease
You probably know that poor diet and lack of exercise can lead to dangerous deposits of fatty plaques in arteries. But it is not just…
High phosphorus tied to early artery plaques
In healthy young adults, blood levels of phosphorus that fall within the high-normal range may be a risk factor for plaques or “atherosclerosis” in…
Listen to Your Leg Pain: It Could be Telling You Something Serious
That pain in your legs when you climb the stairs could indicate something far more serious than your age, lack of exercise or couch potato…
The risk factors of abdominal venous thrombosis
Abdominal venous thrombosis may present as BCS or SVT. Hereditary and acquired risk factors have been implicated in the etiopathogenesis of abdominal venous thrombosis. Hereditary…
Discovery of Natural Compounds That Could Slow Blood Vessel Growth
Using computer models and live cell experiments, biomedical engineers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have discovered more than 100 human protein fragments…
Consumers and Clinicians Now Have New Guides to Prevent Dangerous Blood Clots
Two new guides to help consumers and clinicians prevent and treat deep vein thrombosis were released today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
Inhibiting Blood Vessel Growth Shows Promise in Rat Model of Deadly Brain Tumor
In a landmark study, Medical College of Wisconsin researchers in Milwaukee report that drugs used to inhibit a specific fatty acid in rat brains…
Low vitamin D associated with leg artery disease
People with low vitamin D levels may face an increased risk for peripheral artery disease (PAD), a study suggests.
PAD occurs when arteries…
Guideline would boost cholesterol drug use
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,…
Choosing the Right Type of Stent for Your Clogged Coronary Artery
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…
Age May Impact Patients’ Ability to Repair Arteries
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…
Oral hormone therapy pills double clot risk: study
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.
… Drug Does Not Increase Suitability for Dialysis of Surgically Enlarged Blood Vessels
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…
Drug curbs pain due to leg artery disease
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…
Drug-releasing stent shows promise for improving outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease
For patients who underwent angioplasty to open narrowed coronary arteries, the use of stents releasing the drug everolimus reduced the rate of renarrowing of the…
Strenuous exercise may raise clot risk in elderly
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…
High dose Lipitor reduces artery inflammation: study
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…
Diabetes Medication May Help Slow Plaque Build-up in Coronary Arteries
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…
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