Sentences with phrase «as peripheral artery»

Can you even get life insurance with PVD or with a similar condition known as peripheral artery disease (PAD)?

Unfortunately, and often tragically, symptoms that would be diagnosed as peripheral artery disease or thrombosis in the elderly are often missed in younger adults.

Once reprogrammed, a patient's own cells could potentially be used to treat conditions such as peripheral artery disease, or to form vascular grafts.

Not exact matches

All study participants either had an acute coronary syndrome such as a heart attack or unstable angina 30 days to one year before enrolling; had cerebrovascular atherosclerotic disease, in which the arteries that supply blood to the brain become constricted; had peripheral vascular disease, a group of disorders affecting blood vessels outside of the heart and brain; or had both diabetes and coronary artery disease.

The study published online in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, found smokers are more likely to be hospitalized for leg events, heart attack and coronary heart disease related to atherosclerotic peripheral artery disease, known as PAD, than non-smokers with PAD.

Those with cerebrovascular disease, congestive heart failure, or peripheral artery disease — conditions that are frequently seen alongside diabetes — had higher kidney disease risk as well.

Painful blockages of arteries in the legs — called peripheral arterial obstructive disease, or PAOD — are less familiar than the ones that cut off blood flow to the heart, but they can be just as dangerous.

Joseph Poole, M.D., Ph.D., of the Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, and colleagues studied whether therapy with granulocyte - macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM - CSF), an agent that functions as a white blood cell growth factor, would improve walking performance in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease (a form of vascular disease in which there is partial or total blockage of an artery, usually one leading to a leg or arm).

Using data from a United Kingdom database known as The Health Improvement Network (THIN), researchers extracted health records of more than 12,000 patients ages 55 and older who had Type 2 diabetes and heart failure but no prior history of heart attack, stroke, peripheral artery disease or atrial fibrillation.

Atherosclerosis, the hardening and narrowing of arteries, is the most common cause of heart attacks, strokes and peripheral vascular disease, conditions that are commonly summed up as cardiovascular disease.

This laboratory studies aspects of one - carbon metabolism, namely the micronutrients folate and vitamin B12, which serve as substrate and cofactor, respectively, in the methionine cycle and homocysteine, which is a branch - point metabolite in the methionine cycle and an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (coronary artery, cerebrovascular and peripheral vascular disease), cognitive impairment (Alzheimer's disease) and complications of pregnancy (neural tube defects).

At our busy cardiology clinic, she saw a wide range of conditions from basic disorders such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol values to more advanced conditions of coronary artery disease, peripheral arterial disease, deep vein thrombosis, and cardiac tamponade.

Clogged arteries can lead to various forms of heart disease, such as coronary heart failure, stroke, peripheral arterial disease and coronary artery disease.

The depletion of blood volume due to low sodium causes a phenomenon known as «total peripheral resistance» meaning the arteries become more constricted and the heart needs to pump harder.

The condition is a major risk factor for serious diseases such as peripheral vascular disease, kidney disease, coronary artery disease, stroke and heart failure.

But peripheral circulation is not as important as the circulation in the coronary arteries that feed our heart.

Stroke survivors and those who have experienced transient ischemic attacks — also known as TIAs or mini-strokes — are at high risk of stroke if they have peripheral artery disease according to the scientists.

• Direct care of patients with myocardial infarction and assist in resuscitation / code blue situations • Oversee care of pre and post CABG (coronary artery bypass graft), pre and post cardiac cath, Angiogram / Angioplasty, AICD, PPM, acute stroke, and post-op peripheral vascular surgery patients • Perform EKG and telemetry monitoring, interpret results, and intervene as needed • Collaborates with physicians and social workers regarding discharge planning and follow up care plans • Educate patients and families about healthy living including smoking cessation, alcohol cessation, etc. • Set age - appropriate short - term and long term goals in care planning • Administer intravenous drugs, drips, and combinations drugs using 5 rights and titration of vasoactive drugs with the use of IV infusion pump