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Minimally Invasive Vascular Disease Treatments

CTVS

Research shows that in recent years almost half of all adults in the United States have been living with heart disease, one of the most prominent forms of vascular disease. Vascular disease affects the body’s vast network of blood vessels, veins and arteries.

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Abstract 016: Endovascular Coiling of a Left L3 Radicular Artery Mycotic Aneurysm

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology, Volume 3, Issue S2 , November 1, 2023. IntroductionMycotic aneurysms of paraspinal arteries are a rare finding. Furthermore, knowledge regarding the management of paraspinal mycotic aneurysms and the efficacy of endovascular repair of these lesions is scarce.⁴MethodsWe

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Non-coronary atherosclerosis: a marker of poor prognosis in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Variables and prognosis were analysed based on the presence or absence of NCA, defined as previous stroke, transient ischaemic attack (TIA), or peripheral artery disease (PAD) [lower extremity artery disease (LEAD), carotid disease, previous lower limb vascular surgery, or abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)].

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Society for Vascular Surgery Launches Campaign to Help People Maintain Vascular Health

DAIC

According to a recent survey released today by the Society, nearly one in three Americans at the highest risk for developing blood vessel (vascular) diseases have not heard of any of the most common conditions, like peripheral artery disease and carotid artery disease.

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Abstract 114: “Failing” DAPT? Think Again

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology, Volume 3, Issue S2 , November 1, 2023. IntroductionBow Hunter’s Syndrome (BHS) is a rare etiology of vertebrobasilar insufficiency that usually occurs with head turn, which causes compression of the vertebral artery by an osteophyte.

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Lowering Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events by Treating Residual Inflammatory Risk

DAIC

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), caused by plaque buildup in arterial walls, is one of the leading causes of disability and death worldwide.1,2 1,2 ASCVD causes or contributes to conditions that include coronary artery disease (CAD), cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral vascular disease (inclusive of aortic aneurysm).3

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Secular trends in types of cardiovascular disease in the West of Scotland

Open Heart

However, on subgroup analysis, the RRs increased between 2012 and 2022 among those aged 51–64 years for HF (RR 1.5), stroke (RR 1.4) Conclusions Overall declines in most types of CVD mask an increasing burden of events relating to HF, stroke and PAD among individuals aged 51–64 years. and PAD (RR 1.8).