Cardiology
Peripheral artery disease: Common, and here's how to spot it
(HealthDay)—If you're older and your legs ache, it could be nothing—or it could be a sign of peripheral artery disease (PAD).
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Cardiology
Peripheral artery disease can signal cardiovascular trouble for heart, brain and legs
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 death worldwide, PAD—despite ...
Jul 14, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Restricted blood flow speeds tumor growth by aging the immune system, study finds
Cutting off blood flow can prematurely age the bone marrow, weakening the immune system's ability to fight cancer, according to a new study from NYU Langone Health.
Aug 19, 2025
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Cardiology
Stroke symptoms, even if they disappear within an hour, need emergency assessment
Stroke symptoms that disappear in under an hour, known as a transient ischemic attack (TIA), need emergency assessment to help prevent a full-blown stroke, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement ...
Jan 19, 2023
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Cardiology
Doctors 'overusing' costly, riskier method for clearing clogged or blocked vessels
In a recent study reviewing Medicare claims data from 2019 for nearly 59,000 patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD), a Johns Hopkins Medicine research team provides statistical evidence that one method for restoring ...
Apr 2, 2021
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Cardiology
AHA names top heart disease and stroke research advances of 2017
New medicines to fight heart disease, updated guidelines for strokes and high blood pressure, and research into genome editing are among the top heart disease and stroke advances in 2017, according to the American Heart Association ...
Feb 8, 2018
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Health
Good hydration linked to healthy aging
Adults who stay well-hydrated appear to be healthier, develop fewer chronic conditions, such as heart and lung disease, and live longer than those who may not get sufficient fluids, according to a National Institutes of Health ...
Jan 2, 2023
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Aspirin as good as Plavix for poor leg circulation: study
(HealthDay) -- Aspirin works as well as Plavix in patients with blocked leg arteries, a new European study finds.
Feb 22, 2012
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Sleep apnea worsens heart disease, yet often untreated
Health care experts urge increased awareness of obstructive sleep apnea among people with cardiovascular disease or risk factors such as high blood pressure, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart ...
Jun 21, 2021
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Clogged leg arteries underdiagnosed and undertreated in women, finds review
Treatments for peripheral artery disease (PAD) were largely developed in men and are less effective in women, according to a review published today in European Heart Journal—Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes. The paper ...
Mar 7, 2023
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Peripheral vascular disease (PVD), commonly referred to as peripheral arterial disease (PAD) or peripheral artery occlusive disease (PAOD), refers to the obstruction of large arteries not within the coronary, aortic arch vasculature, or brain. PVD can result from atherosclerosis, inflammatory processes leading to stenosis, an embolism, or thrombus formation. It causes either acute or chronic ischemia (lack of blood supply). Often PAD is a term used to refer to atherosclerotic blockages found in the lower extremity.
PVD also includes a subset of diseases classified as microvascular diseases resulting from episodal narrowing of the arteries (Raynaud's phenomenon), or widening thereof (erythromelalgia), i.e. vascular spasms.
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