Peripheral artery disease (PAD) in scleroderma ranges from Raynaud's phenomenon to gangrene. Evidence for endovascular treatment for PAD in patient with scleroderma is still lacking. Methods We report a case of severe PAD in scleroderma managed with endovascular treatment. Results Female, 44 years ...
Atherosclerosis, a chronic inflammatory disease of the arterial wall, remains the underlying cause of cardiovascu- lar complications such as myocardial infarction, stroke, and peripheral artery occlusive disease (PAOD)1. Despite improvement in the interventional and pharmacological treatment of ...
Prevalence of osteoporosis in patients with severe peripheral artery disease Introduction: Recent studies highlighted a significant association between bone mineral density and atherosclerosis. Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of death in Western countries, while the prevalence of osteoporosis reached ...
Autologous transplantation of peripheral blood stem cells as an effective therapeutic approach for severe arteriosclerosis obliterans of lower extremities. Treatment of severe arteriosclerosis obliterans of lower extremities (ASOLE) remains a clinical challenge. To develop a more effective approach, we evaluat...
Atherosclerosis, a chronic inflammatory disease of the arterial wall, remains the underlying cause of cardiovascular complications such as myocardial infarction, stroke, and peripheral artery occlusive disease (PAOD)1. Despite improvement in the interventional and pharmacological treatment of atherosclerosis, ...
[1]. Additionally, the thrombolytic therapy of acute myocardial infarction results in an increasing number of patients surviving coronary artery disease (CAD) with and without heart failure. Repeated coronary interventions and coronary bypass surgerys are common. The treatment of these patients imposes ...
Heart disease treatment is different for everyone. For some patients with heart disease, medications may be necessary. When medications aren't enough, sometimes invasive procedures are used to help treat heart disease. Heart disease is a highly preventable and reversible disease. A healthy diet is ...
Extra-Anatomic Bypass in the Management of the Peripheral Artery Disease Initially promulgated as alternative revascularization methods in the treatment of peripheral arterial occlusive disease and as techniques for bringing blood back to the lower extremities in "clean fields" in the face of prosthetic ...
Health & Medicine Disorders and Treatment Cardiovascular disease What is severe coronary artery disease?Question:What is severe coronary artery disease?Coronary Artery Disease:Coronary artery disease kills hundreds of thousands of Americans each year, and it is the most common type of heart disease. ...
Patients with extra-cardiac arterial disease (ECAD) are at high risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). Prevalence of silent, significant CAD in patients with stenotic or aneurysmal ECAD was examined. Early detection and treatment may reduce CAD mortality in this high-risk group. ECAD patients wi...