Ultrasound-assisted laser technique vaporizes artery plaque #ASA182
DENVER, May 24, 2022 – Atherosclerosis, a buildup of plaque, can lead to heart disease, artery disease, and chronic kidney ...
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Disrupt PAD III trial demonstrates safety and effectiveness of intravascular lithotripsy for peripheral artery calcification
ATLANTA, GA (May 19, 2022) – One year outcomes from the Disrupt PAD III Trial comparing intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) with ...
Artery stiffness may predict Type 2 diabetes risk better than BP and standard risk factors
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT/5 a.m. ET Monday, May 16, 2022 DALLAS, May 16, 2022 — Arterial stiffness was a ...
How hypertension and ageing impact artery walls – new findings on atherosclerosis pathology
New findings show how the progression of atherosclerosis is affected by a combination of hypertension and changes to the stiffness ...
Aspirin does not cut risk in non-obstructive coronary artery disease
OAK BROOK, Ill. – Aspirin therapy, as opposed to statin use, for non-obstructive coronary artery disease does not reduce major cardiovascular ...
Visual ordinal scoring of coronary artery calcium on chest CT: Diagnostic performance and prognostic utility
Leesburg, VA, April 26, 2022—According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), routine visual ordinal coronary artery calcium (CAC) assessment ...
Coronary artery calcium may help determine lung cancer patients’ risk of cardiovascular events during radiation treatment
Lung cancer patients with higher amounts of coronary artery calcium have an increased risk of an adverse cardiovascular event as ...
Macrophages in the artery wall ‘smell’ their surroundings
LA JOLLA, CA—An artery is not like a nose. Or is it? Credit: Matt Ellenbogen, La Jolla Institute for Immunology ...
American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association issue coronary artery revascularization guideline
People who have heart artery-opening procedures, called coronary artery revascularization, experience similar outcomes regardless of gender or race, thus the ...
Blood marker could help ID those at risk of debilitating peripheral artery disease
To track cardiovascular health, doctors measure blood pressure, cholesterol levels and blood sugar, among a number of other cardiovascular disease ...