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Every Type of Vascular Surgery

Every Type of Vascular Surgery

Indications and risksByAngela Ryan Lee, MDPublished on July 13, 2023Medically reviewed byDavid Strosberg, MDVascular surgery is a surgical subspecialty that treats conditions a

Every Type of Vascular Surgery

Indications and risksByAngela Ryan Lee, MDPublished on July 13, 2023Medically reviewed byDavid Strosberg, MDVascular surgery is a surgical subspecialty that treats conditions a
How ACE Inhibitors Treat Heart Failure

How ACE Inhibitors Treat Heart Failure

ByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on June 30, 2022Medically reviewed byJeffrey S. Lander, MDUsing an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor drug is an important part of tr

How ACE Inhibitors Treat Heart Failure

ByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on June 30, 2022Medically reviewed byJeffrey S. Lander, MDUsing an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor drug is an important part of tr
What do normal labia look like? Sometimes doctors are the wrong people to ask

What do normal labia look like? Sometimes doctors are the wrong people to ask

by Maggie Kirkman,The ConversationSome doctors’ websites make false claims to encourage women to have genital cosmetic surgery. Credit:rawpixelWomen's genitals are as diverse as our fa

What do normal labia look like? Sometimes doctors are the wrong people to ask

by Maggie Kirkman,The ConversationSome doctors’ websites make false claims to encourage women to have genital cosmetic surgery. Credit:rawpixelWomen's genitals are as diverse as our fa
What Is Fear of Traveling (Hodophobia)?

What Is Fear of Traveling (Hodophobia)?

Learn more about hodophobia and how to seek treatmentByMichelle C. Brooten-Brooks, LMFTPublished on October 29, 2021Medically reviewed bySteven Gans, MDFear of travel, or hodop

What Is Fear of Traveling (Hodophobia)?

Learn more about hodophobia and how to seek treatmentByMichelle C. Brooten-Brooks, LMFTPublished on October 29, 2021Medically reviewed bySteven Gans, MDFear of travel, or hodop
Heart rate zones aren't a perfect measure of exercise intensity, but getting your heart pumping is still important

Heart rate zones aren't a perfect measure of exercise intensity, but getting your heart pumping is still important

by Jason Sawyer,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainAerobic exercise like jogging, biking, swimming or hiking is a fundamental way to maintaincardiovascular and overall health. The in

Heart rate zones aren't a perfect measure of exercise intensity, but getting your heart pumping is still important

by Jason Sawyer,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainAerobic exercise like jogging, biking, swimming or hiking is a fundamental way to maintaincardiovascular and overall health. The in
Lipoprotein(a): What to know about elevated levels

Lipoprotein(a): What to know about elevated levels

by NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood InstituteCentral Illustration. Credit:Journal of the American College of Cardiology(2018). DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.11.014If you've listened

Lipoprotein(a): What to know about elevated levels

by NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood InstituteCentral Illustration. Credit:Journal of the American College of Cardiology(2018). DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.11.014If you've listened
What Is Vascular Disease?

What Is Vascular Disease?

It can affect arteries, veins, or capillariesByHeidi Moawad, MDUpdated on September 26, 2023Medically reviewed byAnthony Pearson, MDVascular disease is a process that affects t

What Is Vascular Disease?

It can affect arteries, veins, or capillariesByHeidi Moawad, MDUpdated on September 26, 2023Medically reviewed byAnthony Pearson, MDVascular disease is a process that affects t
Genome-edited iPSCs show promise for treating Fabry Disease

Genome-edited iPSCs show promise for treating Fabry Disease

Japanese researchers successfully engineered iPSCs to secrete a modified enzyme, mNAGA, and restored enzyme activity in vitro and in a mouse model, opening new avenues for regenerative medicine for co

Genome-edited iPSCs show promise for treating Fabry Disease

Japanese researchers successfully engineered iPSCs to secrete a modified enzyme, mNAGA, and restored enzyme activity in vitro and in a mouse model, opening new avenues for regenerative medicine for co
Symptoms and Complications of Aortic Aneurysm

Symptoms and Complications of Aortic Aneurysm

ByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on September 06, 2021Medically reviewed byRichard N. Fogoros, MDAnaortic aneurysmis a localized dilation of theaorta, the main

Symptoms and Complications of Aortic Aneurysm

ByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on September 06, 2021Medically reviewed byRichard N. Fogoros, MDAnaortic aneurysmis a localized dilation of theaorta, the main
What Is a Bundle Branch Block?

What Is a Bundle Branch Block?

Learn more about this abnormal ECG patternByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on October 16, 2022Medically reviewed byAnisha Shah, MDBundle branch block is a heart conduction disor

What Is a Bundle Branch Block?

Learn more about this abnormal ECG patternByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on October 16, 2022Medically reviewed byAnisha Shah, MDBundle branch block is a heart conduction disor
Extreme heat set to double, or even triple, heart-related deaths by mid-century, study warns

Extreme heat set to double, or even triple, heart-related deaths by mid-century, study warns

Cardiovascular deaths from extreme heat in the U.S. may more than double by the middle of the century. Without reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, that number could even triple, according to new r

Extreme heat set to double, or even triple, heart-related deaths by mid-century, study warns

Cardiovascular deaths from extreme heat in the U.S. may more than double by the middle of the century. Without reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, that number could even triple, according to new r