DENVER, May 24, 2022 – Atherosclerosis, a buildup of plaque, can lead to heart disease, artery disease, and chronic kidney disease and is traditionally treated by inserting and inflating a balloon to ...

Arterial and deep venous disease are on the rise: more than 21 million people in the U.S. had peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in 2020, a number that’s expected to rise to 24 million by 2030, while ...

Duplex ultrasound is a vital tool for diagnosing and monitoring vascular diseases such as carotid artery stenosis and peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Updated guidelines now emphasize refined ...

Doctors screen for peripheral arterial disease (PAD) with an ankle-brachial index (ABI) test, which measures blood pressure in the legs. Experts recommend that anyone with PAD risk factors undergo ...

Subclinical disease detected on imaging predicts death, report investigators who show that plaque burden found on 3D vascular ultrasound and coronary artery calcium on CT were better predictors of ...

Positive findings with color Doppler ultrasound were enough to diagnose giant cell arteritis (GCA) accurately without need for confirmation with temporal artery biopsy (TAB), a prospective study ...

Illustration and principle of the subcutaneous and continuous BP monitoring by PMUTs in an ambulatory sheep. a The PMUT device is implanted subcutaneously near the sheep’s femoral artery to emit ...

In late May 2026, NASA astronaut Don Pettit floated into the Columbus laboratory module aboard the International Space ...

Arterial thrombosis occurs when a blood clot forms in an artery. Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart to an organ. Some blood clots form in veins, often in the legs or ...