More Vascular Disease News

• Stem Cells May Offer New Way to Treat Blocked Arteries

  May 19 (HealthDay News) -- Injecting bone marrow cells into the heart's muscular wall restored ...

• Aspirin Lowers Stroke Risk in Peripheral Artery Disease

  May 12 (HealthDay News) -- There haven't been enough studies to tell whether aspirin reduces ...

• With Peripheral Artery Disease, Med Adherence Is Low

  April 24 (HealthDay News) -- Less than half of those who have peripheral artery disease ...

• Too Few Screened for Abdominal Aneurysm, Study Says

  April 24 (HealthDay News) -- Few people who are at risk of an abdominal aortic ...

• Fructose-Sweetened Drinks Up Metabolic Syndrome Risk

  April 20 (HealthDay News) -- Fructose-sweetened soft drinks and other beverages can have a negative ...

• Secondhand Smoke Quickly Affects Blood Vessels

  April 17 (HealthDay News) -- Cardiovascular function can be affected by as little as 10 ...

• Grapefruit-Heavy Diet Helped Spur Dangerous Clot

  April 2 (HealthDay News) -- A rare set of interactions involving grapefruit juice, birth control ...

• New Device 'Fingers' Heart Risk

  March 31 (HealthDay News) -- A simple finger sensor is highly accurate at predicting a ...

• Statin Might Help Fight Blood Clots in Veins

• Maggots as Good as Gel in Leg Ulcer Treatments

  March 20 (HealthDay News) -- The use of maggots to treat leg ulcers is similar ...

• Study Questions Screening for Leg Vessel Blockages

  March 16 (HealthDay News) -- Some people considered normal under current screening guidelines for peripheral ...

• Firefighters Have Narrower-Than-Normal Arteries, Study Finds

  March 13 (HealthDay News) -- Burning buildings might not be the only risks that firefighters ...

• Migraines in Pregnancy Boost Vascular Risks

  March 10 (HealthDay News) -- Women who have migraines during pregnancy are 15 times more ...

• Drug-Eluting Stents Show Promise for Leg Arteries

  March 10 (HealthDay News) -- Treating peripheral arterial disease with drug-eluting stents may save lives ...

• Walking Program May Relieve Peripheral Artery Pain

  February 21 (HealthDay News) -- Supervised exercise programs offer an effective way to treat the ...

• New Advances May Treat Stroke Faster, Better

  February 20 (HealthDay News) -- Tiny tubes called stents, used for years to open blocked ...

• Few Stroke Patients Get Clot-Busting Drug

  February 19 (HealthDay News) -- A powerful clot-busting drug approved by the U.S. Food and ...

• Top 10 Heart-Stroke Advances for 2008

  January 30 (HealthDay News) -- Studies on smoking bans, acute care of heart attack and ...

• Birthmark or Blood Vessel Problem?

  January 29 (HealthDay News) -- Genetics may help doctors tell sooner whether common birthmarks will ...