The future of aortic disease: Our 'aneurysm moonshot
(Source: Vascular Medicine)
Source: Vascular Medicine - May 20, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Mastracci, T. M. Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
2016 SVM Scientific Sessions and 2015 Year in Review
(Source: Vascular Medicine)
Source: Vascular Medicine - March 17, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Society for Vascular Medicine Communication Page Source Type: research
Lower extremity ulcers
(Source: Vascular Medicine)
Source: Vascular Medicine - March 17, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Michael, J. E., Maier, M. Tags: Vascular Disease Patient Information Page Source Type: research
Leukemia cutis imitating venous ulcerations
(Source: Vascular Medicine)
Source: Vascular Medicine - March 17, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Little, Y., McBane, R. D., Wysokinski, W. E. Tags: Images in Vascular Medicine Source Type: research
Visceral fibromuscular dysplasia in a patient with chronic abdominal pain
(Source: Vascular Medicine)
Source: Vascular Medicine - March 17, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Erwin, P. A., Blas, J.-V. V., Gandhi, S., Romero, M. E., Gray, B. H. Tags: Images in Vascular Medicine Source Type: research
Antithrombotic therapy in peripheral artery disease
This article reviews current data on antithrombotic therapy in PAD and discusses the implications of this data for current practice and future research. (Source: Vascular Medicine)
Source: Vascular Medicine - March 17, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Foley, T. R., Waldo, S. W., Armstrong, E. J. Tags: Reviews Source Type: research
Coronary endothelial dysfunction in non-obstructive coronary artery disease: Risk, pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapy
This article reviews the pathophysiology, epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of coronary endothelial dysfunction as a subgroup of NoCAD. (Source: Vascular Medicine)
Source: Vascular Medicine - March 17, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Shaw, J., Anderson, T. Tags: Reviews Source Type: research
Beyond revascularization - Quality of hemodialysis and its impact on amputation prevention
(Source: Vascular Medicine)
Source: Vascular Medicine - March 17, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Shishehbor, M. H., Demirjian, S. Tags: April 2016 21 (2) Editorial Source Type: research
Impact of deteriorated calcium-phosphate homeostasis on amputation-free survival after endovascular revascularization in patients with critical limb ischemia on hemodialysis
Patients on hemodialysis (HD) have abnormalities of calcium-phosphate (CaP) homeostasis and high CaP product contributes to atherosclerosis pathogenesis and adverse events. Patients on HD with critical limb ischemia (CLI) are at risk for major amputation and death because of advanced systemic atherosclerotic disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between CaP product and amputation-free survival (AFS) in CLI after endovascular treatment (EVT). We retrospectively analyzed 221 CLI patients on HD. In Kaplan–Meier analysis, AFS was significantly lower in patients with CaP product >=55 mg2/dL2 c...
Source: Vascular Medicine - March 17, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Hioki, H., Miyashita, Y., Shiraki, T., Iida, O., Uematsu, M., Miura, T., Ebisawa, S., Ikeda, U. Tags: April 2016 21 (2) Original Articles Source Type: research
Occult peripheral artery disease is common and limits the benefit achieved in cardiac rehabilitation
In conclusion, PAD is common in patients in Phase II CR and often clinically occult. Screening based on standard questionnaires appears insensitive in this population, suggesting a need for a broad-based screening strategy with ABI measurements. In this study, undiagnosed PAD significantly attenuated improvements in exercise performance, which potentially has bearings on future clinical events. (Source: Vascular Medicine)
Source: Vascular Medicine - March 17, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tam, M. C., Longenecker, C. T., Chow, C., Vest, M., Sukeena, R., Madan Mohan, S. K., Carman, T., Parikh, S. A., Josephson, R. A. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Community walking speed, sedentary or lying down time, and mortality in peripheral artery disease
In conclusion, slower walking speed outside the home and less than 8 hours or more than 9 hours lying down per day are potentially modifiable behaviors associated with increased CVD mortality in patients with PAD. (Source: Vascular Medicine)
Source: Vascular Medicine - March 17, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: McDermott, M. M., Guralnik, J. M., Ferrucci, L., Tian, L., Kibbe, M. R., Greenland, P., Green, D., Liu, K., Zhao, L., Wilkins, J. T., Huffman, M. D., Shah, S. J., Liao, Y., Gao, Y., Lloyd-Jones, D. M., Criqui, M. H. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
The association between ischemic and jeopardized myocardia and all-cause mortality in patients with peripheral artery disease
In conclusion, ischemic and jeopardized myocardia are not predictors of all-cause mortality in PAD; thus, SPECT MPI does not appear to be a useful risk stratification tool in these patients. (Source: Vascular Medicine)
Source: Vascular Medicine - March 17, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Hammad, T. A., Yousefzai, R., Venkatachalam, S., Lowry, A., Gornik, H. L., Jaber, W., Bartholomew, J. R., Kim, S. H., Cerqueira, M., Gray, B. H., Blackstone, E. H., Shishehbor, M. H. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Multiple biomarkers for mortality prediction in peripheral arterial disease
In conclusion, the addition of a continuous multimarker score to conventional risk factors improved mortality prediction among patients with PAD. (Source: Vascular Medicine)
Source: Vascular Medicine - March 17, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Amrock, S. M., Weitzman, M. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Endothelial interleukin-21 receptor up-regulation in peripheral artery disease
In most patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD), severe stenosis in or occlusion of the major blood vessels that supply the legs make the amount of distal blood flow dependent on the capacity to induce angiogenesis and collateral vessel formation. Currently, there are no medications that improve perfusion to the ischemic limb, and thus directly treat the primary problem of PAD. A recent report from our group in a pre-clinical mouse PAD model showed that interleukin-21 receptor (IL-21R) is up-regulated in the endothelial cells from ischemic hindlimb muscle. We further showed that loss of IL-21R resulted in...
Source: Vascular Medicine - March 17, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Wang, T., Cunningham, A., Houston, K., Sharma, A. M., Chen, L., Dokun, A. O., Lye, R. J., Spolski, R., Leonard, W. J., Annex, B. H. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Effect of vitamin B12 and folic acid supplementation on biomarkers of endothelial function and inflammation among elderly individuals with hyperhomocysteinemia
In conclusion, in elderly patients with hyperhomocysteinemia, vitamin B12 and folic acid are unlikely to influence either endothelial function or low-grade systemic inflammation. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00696514 (Source: Vascular Medicine)
Source: Vascular Medicine - March 17, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: van Dijk, S. C., Enneman, A. W., Swart, K. M., van Wijngaarden, J. P., Ham, A. C., de Jonge, R., Blom, H. J., Feskens, E. J., Geleijnse, J. M., van Schoor, N. M., Dhonukshe-Rutten, R. A., de Jongh, R. T., Lips, P., de Groot, L. C., Uitterlinden, A. G., va Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
