Ischemia is a condition in which there is insufficient blood flow to a part of the body. It is often caused by plaque building up and thickening or hardening the artery supplying that area or organ.

Though many people think of injuries or accidents when they think of amputations, more than half result from complications of cardiovascular issues, leading amputations caused by the effects of ...

Patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) require revascularization to improve limb perfusion and thereby limit the risk of amputation. It is uncertain whether an initial strategy of ...

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A stroke is an injury to the brain caused by an interruption in blood flow from a vessel blockage, blood clot or vessel rupture. There are two main types of stroke: ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic ...

A new analysis from the peripheral arterial disease (PAD) subgroup of the large-scale COMPASS trial show that development of a major adverse limb event — the primary endpoint of the study — is ...

"I would encourage patients with PAD to engage in high-intensity exercise and would tell them that even a relatively small [number] of minutes can be helpful." — Mary M. McDermott, MD,Northwestern ...

Surmodics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRDX), a leading provider of medical device and in vitro diagnostic technologies to the health care ...