Vascular Cures welcomes Dr. Aruna Pradhan, MD, MPH to our Scientific Advisory Board! Dr. Pradhan is a cardiologist, epidemiologist and clinical trialist at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and is actively involved in the design, conduct, and analysis of a … Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Matthew Eagleton
Vascular Cures congratulates Matthew Eagleton, MD on his new position as Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital! Dr. Eagleton is a 2007 Wylie Scholar and former Associate Professor, Vascular Surgery and Biomedical Engineering at the Cleveland … Read More
A Stent to Save Organs for Transplant
In the United States, only a quarter of the 120,000 patients who need an organ transplant ultimately receive one. Meanwhile, thousands of organs are discarded each year as a result of injury from inadequate blood flow (ischemic injury) as the … Read More
NIH Funding for Non-Healing Wounds in Diabetic Patients
Dr. Katherine Gallagher, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Michigan and 2012 Wylie Scholar has just received $2.4 million from the NIH to investigate how we may be able to better treat non-healing wounds, a major cause … Read More
Exciting results implicate the benefits of easily accessible physical activity that could lead to more patient-health accountability.
Read the full study here: https://t.co/1g4vVolIQM
A new study finds smoking increases risk of PAD long-term, even after quitting.
"The recognition that the impact of smoking is largest for peripheral artery disease should definitely be part of the conversation moving forward," said researcher Kunihiro Matsushita, MD, PhD, of @JohnsHopkinsSPH. @JACCJournals @nih_nhlbi
https://t.co/MW5eHtpsk8
Exciting results that demonstrate the powerful implications for the long-term effects of home-based exercise programs.
#PLOSMedicine: Effect of pedometer-based walking interventions on long-term health outcomes: Prospective 4-ye ... https://t.co/5ClPdsTYRp
