Copyright 2012 Medical News TodayLatest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/vascular/admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin)editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors)en-us Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241503.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241503.phpA well-conducted experimental study in mice has provided potentially important new insights into the association of the intake of resveratrol and like compounds with health benefits. Resveratrol is a constituent of red wine and other vegetable products, and is being evaluated in high-doses as a pharmaceutical...Nutrition / Diet Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241352.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241352.phpFollowing a total joint replacement, anticoagulation (blood thinning) drugs can prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), a blood clot deep within the extremities, or a pulmonary embolism (PE), a complication that causes a blood clot to move to the lungs. However, prolonged use of these therapies may increase the risk of hemorrhage and infection...Bones / Orthopedics Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241351.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241351.phpThe elevated risk of pulmonary embolism (PE) - a blood clot that travels from the leg to the lungs - following total joint replacement (TJR) surgery has been well established, yet little is known about the natural course and timing of this potentially fatal condition...Bones / Orthopedics Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241308.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241308.phpNew evidence-based guidelines from the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) recommend considering individual patients' risk of thrombosis when deciding for or against the use of preventive therapies for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and venous thromboembolism (VTE)...Vascular Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241309.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241309.php Oral contraceptives, sitting in a window seat, advanced age, and pregnancy increase DVT risk in long-distance travelers New evidence-based guidelines from the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) address the many risk factors for developing a deep vein thrombosis (DVT), or blood clot, as the result of long-distance travel...Vascular Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240948.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240948.php Updated appropriate use criteria released recently offer detailed guidance on when to use an invasive procedure to improve blood flow to the heart and how to choose the best procedure for each patient. The clinical scenarios, written by a group of cardiologists and cardiac surgeons, affirm the role of revascularization for patients with acute coronary syndromes and significant symptoms...Cardiovascular / Cardiology Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240717.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240717.php NEPHROLOGY: Understanding acute kidney injury to identify potential therapeutics Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a life-threatening condition that frequently complicates the care of hospitalized patients. There are no specific therapies to treat AKI other than kidney replacement therapies such as dialysis...Urology / Nephrology Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240433.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240433.phpNew research explains how cells regulate their bonds during the development of new blood vessels. For the first time, the role of the protein Raf-1 in determining the strength of the bond between cells has been shown. If Raf-1 is not present, the cells cannot stick together and the formation of new blood vessels is inhibited...Cancer / Oncology Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240255.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240255.phpPlacing a stent in a key artery in the neck is safer than ever in patients ineligible for the standard surgical treatment of carotid artery disease, according to a new study published online in the Journal of Vascular Surgery. A team of researchers led by Dr...Stroke Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240132.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240132.phpNew research reveals that insulin applied in therapeutic doses selectively stimulates the formation of new elastic fibers in cultures of human aortic smooth muscle cells. These results advance the understanding of the molecular and cellular mechanisms of diabetic vascular disease. The study is published in the February issue of the American Journal of Pathology...Diabetes Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240152.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240152.php Linda Flinterman of Leiden University, the Netherlands and colleagues report in this week's PLoS Medicine on the long-term mortality rate for individuals who have experienced a first venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism...Vascular Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240109.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240109.phpA registry - which includes every patient in Sweden having percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for the treatment of acute and stable coronary artery disease - has found that PCI implantations using a new generation of drug-eluting stents is associated with lower rates of relapse (restenosis), stent thrombosis and subsequent mortality than older generation drug-eluting sten...Heart Disease Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240129.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240129.phpVaricose veins are enlarged, swollen, and tortuous (twisting) veins, frequently linked to faulty valves in the vein. They are generally blue or dark purple. People with bulging and/or lumpy varicose veins on their legs may experience aching and heavy limbs. Sometimes, in very severe cases, the varicose veins may rupture, or varicose ulcers may form on the skin...Vascular Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239939.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239939.php People with high cholesterol are at risk of heart attack and stroke because atherosclerotic plaques within their arteries can rupture triggering the formation of a blood clot called an occlusive thrombus that cuts off the blood supply to their heart or brain. For years, scientists have studied the cause of this abnormal clotting...Statins Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239888.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239888.php ONCOLOGY: Cbx7 suppresses tumor growth The unregulated cell growth that occurs in cancer is in part related to changes in the expression of genes that control the cell cycle. CBX7 is a gene known to be involved in a repressor complex that is capable of altering the proteins around which DNA is wrapped such that genes cannot be expressed...Cancer / Oncology Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239852.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239852.phpAlthough minimally invasive (endovascular) treatments for patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) result in shorter hospital stays and the potential to save Medicare millions of dollars each year, a new study reveals that the quality of care and cost depend on who's providing the treatment...Vascular Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239733.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239733.php Another wave of evidence against tobacco use was released this week, with evidence from a Dutch research team showing parents smoking causing vascular damage in young children...Smoking / Quit Smoking Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239340.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239340.phpResearchers have developed a bandage that stimulates and directs blood vessel growth on the surface of a wound. The bandage, called a "microvascular stamp," contains living cells that deliver growth factors to damaged tissues in a defined pattern. After a week, the pattern of the stamp "is written in blood vessels," the researchers report...Dermatology Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239241.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239241.phpPeople with low levels of iron in the blood have a higher risk of dangerous blood clots, according to research published in the journal Thorax. A study of clotting risk factors in patients with an inherited blood vessel disease suggests that treating iron deficiency might be important for preventing potentially lethal blood clots...Blood / Hematology Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239204.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239204.phpA study presented at the American Society of Hematology Meeting in San Diego, USA by professor Per Morten Sandset at the Department of Hematology at Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet in Oslo, Norway and his team has shown that deep vein thrombosis (DVT) leads to the development of complications (post-thrombotic syndrome) in nearly half of DVT patients...Vascular Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239116.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239116.phpResearchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified for the first time the A2b adenosine receptor (A2bAR) as a possible new therapeutic target against atherosclerosis resulting from a diet high in fat and cholesterol. The findings, which appear on-line in Circulation, may have significant public health implications...Vascular Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239096.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239096.phpScientists have discovered a new way to target cancer through manipulating a master switch responsible for cancer cell growth. The findings, published in the journal Cancer Cell, reveal how cancer cells grow faster by producing their own blood vessels...Cancer / Oncology Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239080.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239080.phpIn a study of nearly 18,000 cancer patients, University of Rochester Medical Center researchers found that when blood clots develop - a well-known and serious complication of cancer treatment - 78 percent of the time they occur when a person is out of the hospital, at home or elsewhere, while on chemotherapy...Blood / Hematology Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239008.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239008.phpErythropoietin or EPO might be considered a "performance enhancing" substance for athletes, but new research published online in /iThe FASEB Journal shows that these enhancements come at a high cost - increased risk of vascular problems in the brain. According to the study, short- or long-term use of EPO raises blood pressure by constricting arteries, which reduces the flow of blood to the brain...Vascular Fri, 09 Dec 2011 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238912.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238912.phpDeep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot in the deep veins in the legs. These clots can break loose and travel to the lungs, causing a potentially fatal pulmonary embolism (PE). Even when they don't, they can cause permanent damage to the leg veins that results in long-term pain, swelling, and disability of the leg...Vascular