Tag: VASC
Aspirin Underused in Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Estimates of use increased from 16.6 percent in low-income countries to 65.0 percent in high-income countries
Arterial Stiffness Progression Precedes Cardiac Damage in Teens
Increased systolic blood pressure and insulin resistance partially mediated relationship
Semaglutide Can Cut Prevalence of Obesity, CVD in Eligible U.S. Adults
Applying STEP 1 treatment would result in a 46.1 percent reduction in obesity prevalence and 17.8 percent relative risk reduction in CVD
Balloon Angioplasty Aids Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Significant improvements seen in pulmonary hemodynamics and functional capacity
Hypotension, Hypertension Avoidance Strategies Explored in Noncardiac Surgery
Similar incidence of major vascular complications seen with hypotension-avoidance, hypertension-avoidance strategies
Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty Becoming Safer Over Time
Decrease seen in cumulative incidence of hemoptysis/vascular injury, lung injury/reperfusion edema, invasive mechanical injury, mortality
Transcatheter Arterialization Safe for Limb-Threatening Ischemia
Findings seen in patients without conventional surgical or endovascular treatment options
Sex Differences Seen in Vascular Response to Mental Stress
Peripheral microvascular dysfunction in response to mental stress associated with major adverse cardiovascular events for women
ASA: Stem Cell Transplant Improves Vasculopathy in Sickle Cell Patients
No patients without evidence of vasculopathy at transplant developed stenoses or aneurysms after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Vascular Risk Factors Only Explain Part of Alzheimer Disease Risk for Blacks, Hispanics
Barriers to health care access and other socioeconomic factors may increase vulnerability in racial/ethnic minorities
