Vascular Cures, the only national non-profit focused on transforming research and health for diseases outside the heart, announced the addition of two new board members: Julie Freischlag, MD, Vice Chancellor for Human Health Sciences and Dean of the School of … Read More
Vascular Cures Boosts Board Strength with UC Davis Vice Chancellor and UnitedHealthcare Executive
Circulate! 2015
Circulate! is Vascular Cures annual dinner took place on Saturday, October 10, 2015 at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, CA. The goal of the event is to raise awareness about vascular disease and to raise much needed funds to … Read More
New Drugs from Fish Oil Could Aid Artery Repair
Every year, more than half a million Americans undergo procedures to have a narrowed coronary artery propped open with a small metal mesh tube, or stent. However, in about one in four cases (one in three if it’s your leg … Read More
Washington University Vascular Surgeon Wins Award to Improve Limb Preservation in Diabetic Patients
Vascular Cures has named Mohamed Zayed, MD, PhD, at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, as its 2015 Wylie Scholar in Academic Vascular Surgery. The $150,000 multi-year grant, co-sponsored by the Society for Vascular Surgery, was awarded to … Read More
It's important for your mental and physical health to stay active! If you're looking to get moving from home, the National Institute on Aging at the NIH has a series of video-workouts to guide you through it. Check them out here: https://go4life.nia.nih.gov/workout-videos/
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Peripheral artery disease (PAD) involves atherosclerosis of the arteries in the legs and affects ~8.5 million Americans. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3ato4Ec #CADPAD
4Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA) may cause symptoms such as lower back pain, but often are asymptomatic. A new 5-minute screening procedure can help doctors detect AAA and prevent the growth and potential rupture of the aneurysm.
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