More Vascular Disease News

• New Drug-Coated Stent Approved

  July 3 (HealthDay News) -- The Xience drug-coated stent, used to prop open a blocked ...

• Arterial Calcium Scans Can Predict Death Risk

  June 23 (HealthDay News) -- Scanning the heart's arteries for calcium deposits accurately predicts the ...

• Insulin Resistance Tied to Peripheral Artery Disease

  June 16 (HealthDay News) -- A new study has found a strong association between insulin ...

• Beta Blocker May Shrink Infant Hemangiomas

  June 11 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that a blood pressure medication can shrink ...

• Artery-Opening Method Works Well in Women

  June 9 (HealthDay News) -- The procedures used to open narrowed heart arteries work just ...

• Applying Parallel Pressure Improves Vascular Grafting

  June 8 (HealthDay News) -- Adding a little shear stress along a vascular bypass graft ...

• Clot-Busting Treatment Improves Bleeding Stroke Outcomes

  May 14 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report they have dramatically increased the survival rate for ...

• Pollution Particles Impair Blood Vessel Function

  May 14 (HealthDay News) -- Just a few hours of exposure to particulate matter air ...

• Marijuana Use May Raise Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke

  May 13 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking marijuana increases the body's production of a protein that ...

• Beta Blockers Raise Stroke, Death Risk After Surgery

  May 13 (HealthDay News) -- Patients who received the blood pressure-lowering drugs known as beta ...

• Air Pollution Linked to Blood Clots in Legs

  May 12 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term exposure to the tiny, dirty particles in polluted air ...

• Noise in Artery Could Warn of Heart Risk

  May 8 (HealthDay News) -- That unusual, harsh sound a doctor can hear when passing ...

• Several Therapies Show Promise for Vascular Depression

  May 7 (HealthDay News) -- New treatments for a type of depression in the elderly ...

• Folic Acid Doesn't Help the Heart

  May 6 (HealthDay News) -- Folic acid and vitamin B supplements aimed at reducing blood ...

• Anti-Clotting Drug as Good as Aspirin at Stopping Second Stroke

  May 5 (HealthDay News) -- The anti-clotting drug cilostazol is as good as aspirin at ...

• Secondhand Smoke Blocks Artery Repair

  April 29 (HealthDay News) -- Secondhand smoke not only damages the delicate cells that line ...

• Device Approved to Assess Arterial Plaque

  April 29 (HealthDay News) -- The InfraReDx LipiScan NIR Catheter Imaging System, a device that ...

• Gene Variant Boosts Risk for Stress-Related Ischemia

  April 22 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have identified a gene variation in heart disease patients ...

• Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Leg Artery Blockages

  April 16 (HealthDay News) -- New research has discovered that people with low blood levels ...