Our physicians have more than 60 years of combined experience caring for
patients with vascular diseases and in training the next generation of vascular specialists.
A major international study has found that the combination of two drugs — rivaroxaban and aspirin — is superior to aspirin alone in preventing further heart complications in
people with vascular disease.
A meta - analysis of randomized controlled trials involving
individuals with vascular disease, showed that mindfulness interventions reduced stress, depression and anxiety, as well as evidence that mindfulness has a positive impact on physical outcomes such as blood pressure and stress hormones.
We wanted to find a way to assess brain damage that could predict the development of dementia
associated with vascular diseases,» said Daniela Carnevale, Ph.D., the study's senior author and assistant professor at Sapienza University of Rome, based in Neuromed Institute.
Interestingly, as many as nine of the genes have been previously associated
with some vascular disease and four more are known to be involved in the regulation of vascular tone, supporting the importance of blood vessels in migraine attacks.
Particulate matter in the body, such as the cholesterol crystals associated
with vascular disease and the amyloid plaques that form in the brain in Alzheimer's disease, can also cause inflammation but the exact mechanism of action remains unclear.