A blood test may rapidly distinguish brain bleeds from clot-caused strokes, even before people with stroke symptoms reach the ...

Joanna Kowalczyk died in October 2021 after she suffered acute arterial dissections at the base of her skull and neck, which ...

Arterial health is essential for overall well-being and the prevention of cardiovascular disease. Dr. Michael Twyman, a ...

A possibly more precise risk model showed Adempas helped PAH patients at intermediate risk of death arrive at more favorable ...

Persistent over-dilation of muscle microvasculature may be one cause of chronic limb-threatening ischemia, recent studies by ...

A brain aneurysm develops when a blood vessel wall weakens, creating a balloon-like bulge that can threaten life if ruptured.

Pulsus paradoxus is a drop in blood pressure of more than 10 mmHg (millimeters of mercury) when taking a breath. It's a very specific sign that can only be adequately recognized when monitoring ...

Have high blood pressure? Preventive medicine physician Dr. Ford Brewer knows two techniques that can lower it within minutes.

Because the test uses blood obtained with an arterial puncture instead of blood drawn from a vein, there is a slightly higher risk of bleeding or bruising. If you're taking a blood thinner or have a ...

It means imaging does not show a buildup of calcified plaque in the heart’s blood vessels ... a doctor may recommend taking statins to help lower cholesterol levels. A person will likely ...