Objectives: In this prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled study we observed the influence of treatment with candesartan 8mg on restenosis rates after stent implantation into the femoral artery ...

Although arterial insufficiency is a rarely reported sequel to radiotherapy, it may be the cause of pain and disability in the affected extremity. Radiation-induced arterial injury can be expressed in ...

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 ...

Peripheral artery disease in primary care Early diagnosis of this common manifestation of atherosclerosis is critical. Risk factors include smoking, diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. Approximately ...

If you have not heard of peripheral artery disease, or PAD, you are not alone. While clinicians and health organizations have made headway in raising awareness that heart disease is the No. 1 cause of ...

Peripheral vascular disease, also called PVD, refers to any disease or disorder of the circulatory system outside of the brain and heart. The term can include any disorder that affects any blood ...

The manifestation of peripheral vascular disease in the aortoiliac segment is common, and thus its management is a frequent part of the day-to-day work for a vascular surgeon or interventionalist. The ...

Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is a group of conditions involving problems with blood vessels outside your heart and brain. Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a type of PVD where your arteries ...

Leg pain and other symptoms of periphery arterial disease (PAD), which happens when narrowed blood vessels reduce the flow of blood to your limbs, can make it hard to get enough sleep. So can certain ...

Lowering the activity of interleukin-6 (IL-6)—a key immune signal regulating inflammatory responses in the body—could reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease without making people more vulnerable to ...

Lower extremity peripheral artery disease is a condition that develops when the arteries in the legs and feet become narrowed, or occluded, by an accumulation of a fatty substance called plaque, which ...