For many of these conditions, women present later and sicker, and are less likely to be treated appropriately.

The disparities between men and women in prevalence, risk factors and symptoms of peripheral vascular disease (PVD) have a ...

Peripheral vascular disease (PVD)a condition affecting arteries, veins and the lymphatic systems throughout the bodyhas ...

DuBOIS — As people age, a buildup of calcium on the aortic valve can make it thicker ... surgeon at Penn Highlands Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery in DuBois. “When the valve stops working ...

Objective Management of thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs) comprises regular diameter follow-up until the indication criterion for prophylactic surgery is reached. However, this approach is unable to ...

We aimed to use vascular deformation mapping to examine the value of aortic growth rate in the descending thoracic aorta, among other imaging biomarkers, to identify the factors associated with risk ...

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a severe aortic disease for which no pharmacological interventions have yet been developed. This investigation focused on identifying protein‐based therapeutic ...

Ataciguat, which slowed progression of native aortic valve calcification in the clinical trial, offers the potential for a once-in-a-lifetime procedure if they can reach the age of 65.