A study has found that a subset of a special type of white blood cells called monocytes could be the key to regrowing blood vessels in the legs of patients with chronic limb-threatening limb ischemia ...

New research shows that the immune surface protein CD37 drives inflammatory macrophage activity that impairs blood vessel ...

Every year, as many as one adult in 1,000 experiences the onset of severe lower limb ischemia. This condition causes significant morbidity and mortality and higher health care costs. Because of the ...

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is caused by atherosclerosis that leads to the narrowing or obstruction of the peripheral arteries, most commonly those that supply blood to the legs. The classic ...

CHICAGO, Nov. 18 – Bone marrow cells implanted into blood-starved (ischemic) legs formed new blood vessels, increased blood flow and prevented amputation in people with peripheral artery disease, ...

What began as sudden, unbearable pain in her left leg quickly turned into a life-threatening emergency for 57-year-old Mrs. Prayagbai Shankarrao Shinde from Hingoli, Maharashtra. Within hours, her ...

Gonorrhoea, a sexually transmitted infection with rising incidence, can be asymptomatic, localised, or disseminate into a generalised infection. Although extremely rare, gonococcal infections can ...

Pain will lessen over time Results include longer distance and walking time 8.5 million people in U.S., 250 million worldwide, have PAD CHICAGO --- No pain means no gain when it comes to reaping ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Walking at a pace that induced ischemic leg pain in patients with lower-extremity peripheral artery disease ...

Peripheral artery disease affects approximately 236 million persons worldwide and is diagnosed with an ankle–brachial index of less than 0.90. Among older persons, 3.3% of those without peripheral ...

No pain means no gain when it comes to reaping exercise benefits for people with peripheral artery disease (PAD), reports a new Northwestern Medicine study. This randomized trial is the first to show ...