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Exposure to secondhand smoke from cigarettes, cooking oil and wood - even a small amount for as little as 10 minutes - has harmful effects on the heart and blood…

New research suggests that the amount of selenium in a person’s blood could impact their risk of developing peripheral artery disease, or PAD.

PAD occurs when arteries in the…

ReNeuron reported on Monday positive results in preclinical trials of its lead line of stem cells for peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

PAD affects at least one in 20 people…

Long, cramped airline flights aren’t the only risk factor for deep vein thrombosis (DVT), the medical term for blood clots in the legs. For those at high risk,…

An unlikely brew of seaweed and glow-in-the-dark biochemical agents may hold the key to the safe use of transplanted stem cells to treat patients…

Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a new tool that makes it possible to study the signals in the body that control the generation…

Intermittent claudication (cramping or pain caused by decreased blood flow to the lower leg muscles) is a common symptom in peripheral artery disease patients. Pain is…

New research from Columbia University Medical Center continues to shed light on the benefits of making fish a staple of any diet.

Fish are generally rich in omega-3…

You probably know that poor diet and lack of exercise can lead to dangerous deposits of fatty plaques in arteries. But it is not just the heart that is affected –…

In healthy young adults, blood levels of phosphorus that fall within the high-normal range may be a risk factor for plaques or “atherosclerosis” in the coronary arteries that feed…

That pain in your legs when you climb the stairs could indicate something far more serious than your age, lack of exercise or couch potato…

Abdominal venous thrombosis may present as BCS or SVT. Hereditary and acquired risk factors have been implicated in the etiopathogenesis of abdominal venous thrombosis. Hereditary risk factors for thrombophilia include…

Using computer models and live cell experiments, biomedical engineers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have discovered more than 100 human protein fragments that can…

Two new guides to help consumers and clinicians prevent and treat deep vein thrombosis were released today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human…

In a landmark study, Medical College of Wisconsin researchers in Milwaukee report that drugs used to inhibit a specific fatty acid in rat…

People with low vitamin D levels may face an increased risk for peripheral artery disease (PAD), a study suggests.

PAD occurs when arteries in the legs become narrowed or…

The number of U.S. adults on cholesterol-lowering medication could rise by one-quarter to one-half if doctors were to routinely scan adults’ arteries for plaque buildup, a study suggests.

In 2006, a…

When they were introduced in 2003, drug-coated stents were hailed as a revolutionary new step in angioplasty, a surgical procedure to open a blocked coronary artery.…

With an aging population, increasing focus is on treating conditions that develop in later life, such as atherosclerosis and its progression to ischemia, a condition in which the blood…

Menopausal women who take hormone-replacement therapy pills more than double their risk of developing a potentially fatal blood clot, French researchers said on Friday.

The review of 17 studies…

The anti-platelet drug clopidogrel reduced the frequency of early blood clot formation in new surgically enlarged blood vessels (fistulas) created for patients requiring dialysis, but…

People who experience leg pain caused by narrowed arteries in their legs - a condition called intermittent claudication - can find some relief by taking the drug naftidrofuryl, a…

For patients who underwent angioplasty to open narrowed coronary arteries, the use of stents releasing the drug everolimus reduced the rate of renarrowing of…

Elderly individuals who engage in strenuous exercise, such as jogging, are at increased risk for developing blood clots, which can have serious consequences, according to the results of a…

High doses of Pfizer Inc’s Lipitor was more effective than low doses of the cholesterol fighter in reducing arterial inflammation in patients with carotid artery disease, according to a small,…