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What Is Vascular Disease?

What Is Vascular Disease?

It can affect arteries, veins, or capillariesByHeidi Moawad, MDUpdated on September 26, 2023Medically reviewed byAnthony Pearson, MDVascular disease is a process that affects t

What Is Vascular Disease?

It can affect arteries, veins, or capillariesByHeidi Moawad, MDUpdated on September 26, 2023Medically reviewed byAnthony Pearson, MDVascular disease is a process that affects t
Lipoprotein(a): What to know about elevated levels

Lipoprotein(a): What to know about elevated levels

by NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood InstituteCentral Illustration. Credit:Journal of the American College of Cardiology(2018). DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.11.014If you've listened

Lipoprotein(a): What to know about elevated levels

by NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood InstituteCentral Illustration. Credit:Journal of the American College of Cardiology(2018). DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.11.014If you've listened
What Is a Bundle Branch Block?

What Is a Bundle Branch Block?

Learn more about this abnormal ECG patternByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on October 16, 2022Medically reviewed byAnisha Shah, MDBundle branch block is a heart conduction disor

What Is a Bundle Branch Block?

Learn more about this abnormal ECG patternByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on October 16, 2022Medically reviewed byAnisha Shah, MDBundle branch block is a heart conduction disor
Genome-edited iPSCs show promise for treating Fabry Disease

Genome-edited iPSCs show promise for treating Fabry Disease

Japanese researchers successfully engineered iPSCs to secrete a modified enzyme, mNAGA, and restored enzyme activity in vitro and in a mouse model, opening new avenues for regenerative medicine for co

Genome-edited iPSCs show promise for treating Fabry Disease

Japanese researchers successfully engineered iPSCs to secrete a modified enzyme, mNAGA, and restored enzyme activity in vitro and in a mouse model, opening new avenues for regenerative medicine for co
Symptoms and Complications of Aortic Aneurysm

Symptoms and Complications of Aortic Aneurysm

ByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on September 06, 2021Medically reviewed byRichard N. Fogoros, MDAnaortic aneurysmis a localized dilation of theaorta, the main

Symptoms and Complications of Aortic Aneurysm

ByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on September 06, 2021Medically reviewed byRichard N. Fogoros, MDAnaortic aneurysmis a localized dilation of theaorta, the main
Angioplasty Surgery: Everything You Need to Know

Angioplasty Surgery: Everything You Need to Know

ByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on October 08, 2022Medically reviewed byRichard N. Fogoros, MDAngioplasty is a minimally invasive surgical procedure used to open block blood ve

Angioplasty Surgery: Everything You Need to Know

ByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on October 08, 2022Medically reviewed byRichard N. Fogoros, MDAngioplasty is a minimally invasive surgical procedure used to open block blood ve
Extreme heat set to double, or even triple, heart-related deaths by mid-century, study warns

Extreme heat set to double, or even triple, heart-related deaths by mid-century, study warns

Cardiovascular deaths from extreme heat in the U.S. may more than double by the middle of the century. Without reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, that number could even triple, according to new r

Extreme heat set to double, or even triple, heart-related deaths by mid-century, study warns

Cardiovascular deaths from extreme heat in the U.S. may more than double by the middle of the century. Without reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, that number could even triple, according to new r
Killer smile? An oral pathogen increases heart attack damage, study reveals

Killer smile? An oral pathogen increases heart attack damage, study reveals

byTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityGingipain released by P.g. cleaves VAMP8, thereby inhibiting autophagy through preventing autophagosomes-lysosome fusion, which causes cardiac dysfunction. C

Killer smile? An oral pathogen increases heart attack damage, study reveals

byTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityGingipain released by P.g. cleaves VAMP8, thereby inhibiting autophagy through preventing autophagosomes-lysosome fusion, which causes cardiac dysfunction. C
How Blood Clots Are Diagnosed

How Blood Clots Are Diagnosed

How Blood Clots Are DiagnosedByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on November 04, 2022Medically reviewed byJenny Sweigard, MDWhen a blood vessel is damaged, your body'sblo

How Blood Clots Are Diagnosed

How Blood Clots Are DiagnosedByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on November 04, 2022Medically reviewed byJenny Sweigard, MDWhen a blood vessel is damaged, your body'sblo
How Weight Loss Drugs Can Affect Your Heart

How Weight Loss Drugs Can Affect Your Heart

How Weight Loss Drugs Can Affect Your HeartByYasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCIUpdated on July 20, 2023Medically reviewed byDavid Snyder, PharmD窗体顶端Print窗体底端While several older med

How Weight Loss Drugs Can Affect Your Heart

How Weight Loss Drugs Can Affect Your HeartByYasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCIUpdated on July 20, 2023Medically reviewed byDavid Snyder, PharmD窗体顶端Print窗体底端While several older med
Differences Between a Heart Attack and Stroke

Differences Between a Heart Attack and Stroke

ByRod Brouhard, EMT-PUpdated on November 28, 2023Medically reviewed byJeffrey S. Lander, MDFact checked byNick BlackmerWhen you are learning about CPR and first aid

Differences Between a Heart Attack and Stroke

ByRod Brouhard, EMT-PUpdated on November 28, 2023Medically reviewed byJeffrey S. Lander, MDFact checked byNick BlackmerWhen you are learning about CPR and first aid