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News: May 28, 2012
Blood Pressure Differences Between Arms Could Signal Heart Risk
SUNDAY, Jan. 29 (HealthDay News) -- People whose systolic blood pressure -- the upper number in their reading -- is different in their left and right arms may be suffering from a vascular disease that could increase their risk of death, British re...
Metabolic Syndrome MayRaise Risk of Peripheral Artery Disease
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Women with metabolic syndrome are at high risk of developing peripheral artery disease, a condition that dramatically raises the risk of heart disease and stroke. Using data on more than 27,000 women taking p...
Worries May Worsen Peripheral Arterial Disease
MONDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Having a negative, inhibited personality may increase the risk of death among people with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a Dutch study suggests. PAD occurs when plaque accumulates in arteries that supply blo...
Aspirin Lowers Stroke Risk in Peripheral Artery Disease
TUESDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) -- There haven't been enough studies to tell whether aspirin reduces the risk of heart attack and death for people with the blocked leg blood vessel condition called peripheral arterial disease, but it does cut the...
With Peripheral Artery Disease, Med Adherence Is Low
FRIDAY, April 24 (HealthDay News) -- Less than half of those who have peripheral artery disease are taking the recommended combination of medications to control it, new research says. Researchers collected data on 711 people with peripheral artery...
Drug-Eluting Stents Show Promise for Leg Arteries
TUESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- Treating peripheral arterial disease with drug-eluting stents may save lives and limbs in people with severely obstructed arteries, Greek researchers have found. Peripheral arterial disease is common in the lo...
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