LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Doctors know how to spot large artery blockages when someone is experiencing heart attack symptoms, but often not those in the smaller heart ...
Smartphone-based retinal imaging captures postural vascular changes that may serve as early markers for diabetic retinopathy progression.
Diabetic retinopathy develops through complex microvascular damage driven by chronic hyperglycemia, yet traditional risk factors such as disease duration or glycemic control explain only part of ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Almost one-third of patients with psoriasis also had coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD). Psoriasis ...
It may surprise you—up to half of patients with chest pain don’t have blocked arteries. So what’s causing their symptoms? This Heart Month, Dr. Jay Widmer with Baylor Scott & White explains coronary ...
Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 80-year-old active male taking only thyroxine. I have no known health issues. In November 2021, I experienced a migraine with aura and have a slight vision loss in my right eye ...
New research has shown abnormalities in the tiny blood vessels of human hearts in regions well beyond the large arteries with atherosclerotic blockages that trigger the need for stents or bypass ...
Some evidence suggests that cannabis smoking may increase the risk of heart attack, however more evidence is needed to substantiate the claim; evidence on how cannabis impacts stroke and diabetes risk ...
Garden-variety exercise stress testing can be used in patients who have angina with nonobstructive coronary arteries (ANOCA) to uncover the presence of coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD), new ...
Microvascular ischemic disease describes conditions that affect the small blood vessels in the brain. These conditions include stroke, cerebral hemorrhage, and dementia. Age, high blood pressure, and ...