Science news articles about 'peripheral vascular disease'
African Americans have five times higher amputation rate
The overall amputation rate in northern Illinois is declining due to improved care for diabetes and peripheral vascular disease, new research shows. But not everyone is reaping the benefits...Carbon Monoxide May Reduce Skeletal Muscle Injuries, Mouse Study Suggests
... of carbon monoxide (CO) can reduce skeletal muscle injury after the following limb peripheral vascular disease (ischemia), where blood flow ...PCI preference -- will that be an arm or a leg?
... patients, those with significantly higher body mass index and patients with a higher prevalence of peripheral vascular disease The study appears in the August issue ...Hispanics less likely to have repeat revascularizations 1 year after angioplasty
... percent versus 7.4 percent in Caucasians. Hispanic participants had less: peripheral vascular disease – 5.6 percent versus ...Simple model predicts those at risk for chronic kidney disease
... risk factors -- older age, anemia, female sex, hypertension, diabetes, peripheral vascular disease and any history of congestive heart ...Risk score helps identify candidates for combined heart and kidney transplants
... and kidney transplant if, before surgery, they had peripheral vascular disease (disease of the blood vessels outside ... to transplantation with a ventricular assist device, had peripheral vascular disease or were older than 65 appeared more vulnerable ...Erectile dysfunction treatments do not appear to damage vision over 6 months
... and their potential side effects," the authors write. "The frequency of erectile dysfunction, which is a form of peripheral vascular disease that impairs men's abilities to achieve ...New tool calculates risk of bleeding in heart attack patients
... of red cells in the blood), creatinine clearance (a measure of kidney function), diabetes, peripheral vascular disease or stroke, and congestive heart failure ...Researchers identify potential risks of therapies taken by the elderly
... antithrombotic agents. Typically, they are prescribed to patients with a history of heart attack, stroke or peripheral vascular disease. However, these drugs are independently associated ...Made-to-measure solutions for enhancing prostheses of amputated legs
... % of all amputations undertaken), the main cause is a peripheral vascular disease, the second cause being a break in the bone ... , due to the ageing of the population and the increase of peripheral vascular disease. Amputations moreover mean a loss ...No evidence for the routine use of aspirin in people with asymptomatic vascular events
... ). Joint first author Professor Gerry Fowkes from the Wolfson Unit for Prevention of Peripheral Vascular Diseases in Edinburgh said: "It is possible that in the general population ...Team reveals molecular mechanism underlying a form of diabetes
... , stroke, eye and kidney problems, and peripheral vascular disease. The University of Iowa team, working with researchers at Washington University in St. Louis ...Obesity may hinder optimal control of blood pressure and cholesterol
... who had a history of coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral vascular disease, or diabetes plus additional cardiovascular risk factors from nine Canadian provinces ...Ginkgo biloba doesn`t prevent cardiovascular events but may have potential peripheral artery disease benefits
... such as heart attack and stroke in people age 75 and older, but the herb may affect peripheral vascular disease, according to research reported in Circulation: Cardiovascular ...Model predicts dialysis patients' likelihood of survival
... question, older age, decreased serum albumin, presence of dementia, and presence of peripheral vascular disease (blockage of an artery that leads to an arm ...
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