Vascular & Endovascular

This channel includes news on non-coronary vascular disease and therapies. These include peripheral artery disease (PAD), abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysm (AAA and TAA), aortic dissection, pulmonary embolism (PE), critical limb ischemia (CLI), carotid artery and stroke interventions, venous interventions, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and interventional radiology therapies. The focus on most of these therapies is minimally invasive, catheter-based procedures performed in a cath lab.

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Vaping damages blood vessels at a rate similar to cigarettes

Some newer vaping devices were found to be especially harmful. 

Stroke more common among Black COVID-19 patients

Considering the prolonged nature of this ongoing pandemic, the authors wrote, it is especially crucial that we learn as much about its impact on stroke risk as possible. 

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Widespread pain puts patients at a 29% higher risk of stroke

For patients over the age of 65, the stroke risk climbs all the way to 54%. Researchers emphasized how important it is to begin treatment as early as possible. 

Rivaroxaban limits adverse limb and cardiovascular events in surgically treated PAD patients

Rivaroxaban was associated with more bleeding than a placebo, researchers observed, but the overall incidence of such events was still low.

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Small amounts of exercise can help stroke survivors reduce risk of death by 54%

Physical activities such as walking and gardening are especially important after a stroke for younger patients, researchers found.

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Stroke care during the pandemic's first wave included younger patients, lower survival rates

More patients also required endovascular thrombectomy treatment than usual.

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Risk of ischemic stroke much smaller with TAVR than SAVR when patient has a history of stroke

The new analysis included more than 92,000 TAVR patients and more than 68,000 SAVR patients.

Avoiding hospitals due to COVID-19 put heart attack, stroke patients on Medicare at risk

“Hospitalizations for acute myocardial infarction and stroke declined nationwide among adults during the early COVID-19 period, suggesting some patients did not receive timely care for these emergencies,” researchers said.  

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Use of AI opportunistic screening in CT for cardiovascular disease

Ron Blankstein, MD, professor of radiology, Harvard Medical School, explains the use of artificial intelligence to detect heart disease in non-cardiac CT exams.

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New imaging protocols proposed to curb rise of cardiovascular infections

Eleven medical societies have signed on to a consensus statement aimed at standardizing imaging for suspected cardiovascular infections.