Peripheral Artery Disease, the narrowing of blood vessels in the legs, has exploded in prevalence. Data from the Global ...

Peripheral artery disease, or PAD, is a condition where the arteries become narrow or blocked over time, most often affecting the legs. Reduced blood flow means that oxygen and other essential ...

New guidance for clinicians for the evaluation and management of patients with lower extremity peripheral artery disease (LE PAD) was published in May. The 2024 ACC/AHA guideline for LE PAD, the first ...

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Mesenteric ischemia results from insufficient blood flow to the intestines and has a high mortality rate, primarily due to delayed diagnosis. It is classified into acute (AMI) and chronic (CMI) forms, ...

For those with severe vascular disease, treatments are limited. But a pioneer procedure is serving as a new “last resort” for those with the disease. WAMC’s Samantha Simmons spoke with some of the ...

Mark W. Feinberg, MD, cardiologist with the Mass General Brigham Heart and Vascular Institute and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, is the senior author of a paper published in the ...

Background: Primary cardiac myxoma in pediatric patients is a rare disease, with an annual incidence of approximately 0.1–0.2 cases per million children. This report presents the case of an ...

Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and peripheral artery disease or diabetic foot ulcers who initiated semaglutide instead of other glucose-lowering medications had a significantly reduced risk for ...