Dr. Robert McLafferty was elected president of the Vascular Disease Foundation (VDF) board of directors at their meeting held on March 25th in Chicago, IL. Robert B. McLafferty,…

A lack of vitamin D, even in generally healthy people, is linked with stiffer arteries and an inability of blood vessels to relax, research from the Emory/Georgia Tech…

Circulating through the bloodstream of every human being is a rare and powerful type of cell, one that can actually create new blood vessels to bypass…

Forget technology. The best prescription for patients with venous leg ulcers is good quality nursing care – and the occasional belly laugh!

A five-year study led from the…

U.S. troops appear to be sustaining more blood vessel tears now than in earlier wars, according to a new analysis of reports from the battlefield.

Of soldiers wounded in Iraq…

he Vascular Disease Foundation’s (VDF) is proud to offer live online chats with a medical professional for its patients. The next “Ask the Expert” live chat is scheduled for…

For almost two decades, cardiologists have searched for ways to see dangerous blood clots before they cause heart attacks.

Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report…

The endothelium is the inner lining of our blood vessels and normal functions of endothelial cells include enabling coagulation, platelet adhesion and immune function. Endothelial dysfunction…

UCLA researchers have found that a protein that plays an important role in some antioxidant therapies may not be as effective due to additional mechanisms…

Dr. Emil Kozarov and a team of researchers at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine have identified specific bacteria that may have a key role in vascular pathogenesis, specifically…

TAAD causes thousands of deaths in the United States each year. Although timely surgical repair of aneurysms can prevent death, thoracic aneurysms are often asymptomatic until dissection (tearing of the…

Discovery of a fifth gene defect and the identification of 47 DNA regions linked to thoracic aortic disease are the subject of studies released this month involving…

Heart imaging specialists at Johns Hopkins have shown that a combination of CT scans that measure how much blood is flowing through…

A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that asthma drugs are a potential treatment for aortic aneurysm. These drugs, which block cysteinyl-leukotrienes, could reduce the break down of vessel wall tissue…

A balloon angioplasty device that sucks up dangerous plaque debris could trigger a “paradigm shift” in how physicians treat peripheral artery disease, researchers write in the current issue…

Pluristem Therapeutics said early clinical trials show its placenta-derived cell therapy is safe and improves quality of life in patients with peripheral artery disease, or PAD.

PAD is an…

The Vascular Disease Foundation (VDF) announced the launch of its new “Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Exercise Training Toolkit: A Guide for Health Care Professionals.” This toolkit…

In research led by a Saint Louis University investigator, molecular biologists have discovered a way to harness the enzyme thrombin’s anti-blood clotting properties. The finding opens the door to new…

In people with insulin resistance or full-blown diabetes, an inability to keep blood sugar levels under control isn’t the only problem by far. A new report in the May…

Obesity and smoking may each raise a person’s risk of potentially dangerous blood clots in the veins, but certain other suspected risk factors seem to have no impact, a new…

The Society for Vascular Surgery® (SVS) published its first supplement on diversity articles to its Journal of Vascular Surgery® in April 2010. Diversity in Vascular Surgery: Adapting to America’s New Face…

A new review of existing research finds that many patients who take an anti-clotting drug or “blood-thinner” can benefit from monitoring the levels of the drug themselves instead of…

Thalidomide, a drug that caused birth defects when it was launched as a morning sickness pill half a century ago, may be useful for treating a hereditary condition that affects…

Experts in the US have been looking into whether Cialis, a popular impotence treatment and rival to Viagra, could work effectively to improve blood circulation in those suffering with muscular…

After two open-heart bypass surgeries and three balloon angioplasties, John Wilks seemed to be out of options.

The Wheaton, Ill. resident was taking five to 10 nitroglycerin…