Peripheral artery disease and venous insufficiency share many symptoms but affect different types of blood vessels. Each has distinguishing symptoms, risk factors, and diagnostic markers. Peripheral ...

Both the angiogram and angioplasty are useful tools when diagnosing and treating blockages and other heart issues. Both procedures are performed on an outpatient basis and are minimally invasive. If ...

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A new study found that a non-invasive, AI enabled Coronary Computer Tomography Angiography effectively identified stenosis equally well or better than the conventional gold standard of invasive ...

Coronary artery disease (CAD) affects more than 18 million adults over the age of 20 in the U.S. alone. Risk factors for CAD include high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, obesity, diabetes, ...

Cardiac catheterization is a procedure that provides information on how well the heart is working. To perform this procedure, a healthcare professional inserts flexible tubing into the heart through a ...

Moyamoya disease is a rare, progressive cerebrovascular disorder caused by the shrinking of major brain blood vessels resulting in decreased blood flow to certain brain regions and eventually can lead ...

The most common cause of carotid artery narrowing is a buildup of plaque in the arteries due to multiple risk factors such as smoking, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, family history and ...

A 69 year-old African American woman developed transient left sided weakness which resolved completely. MRI of the brain was normal. MRA suggested a possible abnormality in the right middle cerebral ...

A 54 year-old man presented with spells of left sided weakness and slurred speech. Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis: Angiogram of the right internal carotid artery (ICA). Note there is a critical ...