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 and interventional radiologists who also…

Even one cigarette has serious adverse effects on young adults, according to research presented by Dr. Stella Daskalopoulou at the Canadian…

Many middle-aged adults may be walking around with a dangerous health problem and not even know it.

The condition called peripheral artery disease, or PAD, occurs when arteries in the legs…

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 as…

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 to the…

Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) is a serious condition that involves the formation of a blood clot inside of a deep vein usually in the legs. A…

It’s long been thought that broccoli is good for your heart, and now British scientists think they know why.

Researchers at Imperial College London have found evidence a chemical in broccoli…

The Society for Vascular Surgery® (SVS) represents more than 3,000 practicing vascular surgeons in the United States, dedicated to the prevention and management of vascular disease. The Society is…

Walking is a painful experience for many of the eight million Americans who suffer lower extremity peripheral arterial disease, or PAD. The condition, which is associated with aging and…

The risk of developing deep vein thrombosis during a long flight is often overestimated. According to the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in…

About a quarter of patients who have superficial blood clots on their legs may be at risk for more serious clots deep in their veins, Austrian researchers reported on…

Most of the cognitive tests that have been used to decide whether someone has Alzheimer’s disease or vascular dementia have not been very helpful when used alone.…

Better diagnosis and treatment over the last 30 years have considerably reduced the risk of dying from a highly fatal type of brain aneurysm, Dutch scientists reported on Thursday.

There are several risk factors for the development of Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. Based on an increasing number of studies linking these risk factors…

An analysis of previous studies indicates that among patients with peripheral artery disease, aspirin use is associated with a statistically nonsignificant decrease…

Exposure to secondhand smoke from cigarettes, cooking oil and wood - even a small amount for as little as 10 minutes - has harmful effects on the heart and blood…

New research suggests that the amount of selenium in a person’s blood could impact their risk of developing peripheral artery disease, or PAD.

PAD occurs when arteries in the…

ReNeuron reported on Monday positive results in preclinical trials of its lead line of stem cells for peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

PAD affects at least one in 20 people…

Long, cramped airline flights aren’t the only risk factor for deep vein thrombosis (DVT), the medical term for blood clots in the legs. For those at high risk,…

An unlikely brew of seaweed and glow-in-the-dark biochemical agents may hold the key to the safe use of transplanted stem cells to treat patients…

Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a new tool that makes it possible to study the signals in the body that control the generation…

Intermittent claudication (cramping or pain caused by decreased blood flow to the lower leg muscles) is a common symptom in peripheral artery disease patients. Pain is…

New research from Columbia University Medical Center continues to shed light on the benefits of making fish a staple of any diet.

Fish are generally rich in omega-3…

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 the heart that is affected –…

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 the coronary arteries that feed…