REPEATED trauma to the hand may result in severe ischemia of the digits. In 1944 Barker and Hines 1 first described arterial occlusion in the fingers associated with repeated occupational injury, and ...
CEREBROVASCULAR insufficiency due to subclavian-artery occlusion is more frequent, more simply diagnosed and more easily treated than generally recognized. Only recently has attention been focused on ...
The central retinal artery is a branch of the ophthalmic artery and supplies the retina. Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) refers to blockage of the central artery of the retina, which leads to ...
Retinal vascular occlusion affects the eye, specifically the retina. The retina is the light-sensitive layer of tissue that lines the back of your eye. It’s covered with special cells called rods and ...
Retinal artery occlusion of all types is associated with significantly increased risk of stroke, which is higher in the period immediately adjacent to the event, according to two studies based on data ...
A 35-year-old woman recently presented with bilateral hand and finger pain with color changes. Initial diagnosis was Raynaud's disease. The condition worsened, and angiography revealed bilateral ...
A 64-year-old male was diagnosed with chronic-phase CML in 1996. At diagnosis he had a low Sokal score and a history of smoking, which he had stopped 10 years earlier. No other cardiovascular risks ...
[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Chun-hee] Our body's blood vessels are increasingly suffering from various diseases due to lifestyle factors such as the westernization of diet, lack of exercise, and ...
Fava and colleagues were the first to describe the use of cryoplasty in 15 patients with femoropopliteal arterial lesions. [25] Patients were treated with an early prototype of the PolarCath balloon ...
Central retinal artery occlusion is not a direct cause of neovascular glaucoma, according to a study. "It is the chronically hypoxic retina that is thought to liberate vasoproliferative factor to ...
Background: Reproductive variables affecting sexual hormone levels seem to be significant for atherosclerosis, a major cause of morbidity of the vessels of the lower extremities such as lower ...