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AHA: Women with PVD often Underdiagnosed, Undertreated — More Research Needed

DAIC

While differences in heart disease between men and women are increasingly recognized, equivalent focus on vascular diseases affecting blood vessels outside the heart remains lacking. In order to improve the quality of life and prolong the lives of women with PVD, more research is needed to identify and address these disparities.

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Intervention for critical aortic stenosis in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

With this longer lifespan, calcific aortic stenosis (AS) was identified as an emerging critical risk factor for cardiac death in older patients. However, HGPS patient-device size mismatch, pervasive peripheral arterial disease, skin and bone abnormalities, and lifelong failure to thrive present unique challenges to intervention.

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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.