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The deaths are also partly the result of medical successes: People are living longer, and more people are surviving heart ...

Not everyone responds to statins, the standard treatment for people at risk of cardiovascular disease, so an alternative ...

For days, she dealt with the nagging pain. One day, she and her daughter went to the mall, and Caprario decided to run up and ...

EMS machines are a popular option for managing PAD – but a vascular surgeon explains why they should be a supplement to ...

They then open a blockage by inflating a balloon and placing a stent to keep the artery open. Cardiologists often perform PCI as an emergency treatment for a heart attack when a sudden blockage ...

We therefore report our six patients with a symptomatic aberrant right subclavian artery treated by different operative procedures, including open surgery, intraluminal endovascular treatment ...

Diabetes can damage your blood vessels over time because high blood sugar weakens their walls.

Treatment of stenoses of vertebral artery origin using short drug-eluting coronary stents: improved follow-up results. AJNR Am. J. Neuroradiol. 30 , 1653–1656 (2009). Article CAS PubMed Google ...

Carotid artery stenting (CAS) and carotid endarterectomy (CEA) can be considered as being complementary and not competitive: well thought out treatment allocation is crucial to optimize the ...

The standard treatment for these strokes involves removing the clot using a thin tube (catheter) or a stent, a procedure ...

Treatment often begins with lifestyle ... while carotid stenting uses a small tube to keep the artery open. The choice depends on the severity of the blockage, overall health and risk of ...