Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a condition in which one or more of the arteries supplying blood to the body, flowing away from the heart, become blocked or partially blocked. This often reduces ...

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In 2024, researchers in Italy reported finding micronanoplastics in plaque from some people without symptoms who underwent surgery to remove carotid artery plaque. Symptoms caused by carotid ...

Semaglutide, more commonly known as Ozempic, can do more than help with weight loss. A new clinical trial shows it helps treat poor blood flow in diabetic patients, which could otherwise lead to arm ...

High-volume physical activity (PA) is associated with a higher prevalence of subclinical coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the clinical significance of subclinical CAD among high-volume ...

In a groundbreaking medical milestone, NMC Royal Hospital, Khalifa City successfully performed the first-ever vertebral body tethering (VBT) surgery in the UAE, offering a revolutionary approach ...

In this way, every patient with a stroke due to carotid artery narrowing can receive a tailor-made risk-based treatment. That saves many patients a major operation and lowers health care costs.

Basilar artery occlusion is associated with high rates of disability and mortality, and despite advances in endovascular treatment, futile recanalization remains a challenge. This study aims to ...

US hospitalizations related to cervical artery dissection (CeAD) increased more than fourfold between 2005 and 2019, suggested a new study that also showed vertebral artery dissection was ...

The dangers of clogged arteries extend well beyond the workings of your heart. Peripheral artery disease makes it difficult for you to walk, causes non-healing sores in your legs or feet, and creates ...

But as soon as I took my hand away, blood squirted over my left shoulder. I could see the artery and could tell that it was cut entirely in two. In a moment of panic, I started running. My mind told ...