February is heart month. Almost all heart attacks are preventable, but in spite of that they remain the number one cause of ...

PSVs and end-diastolic velocities of the ICA and common carotid artery were recorded. Patients with PSVs of the ICA of > 140 cm/s underwent carotid computed tomographic (CT) angiography.

A common genetic pathway may account for increased risk for atherosclerotic disease in patients with chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain.

In this day and age, with so much information available online, it is important to keep yourself educated on how you can stay in the best of your health. If you are looking for ways ... The post 10 ...

Stacie Moore and Bethanne Harris might not seem like typical stroke victims—but their stories are a reminder that strokes can ...

The Society of Vascular Surgeons launches the Highway to Health campaign, educating on signs, symptoms, and prevention of ...

Getting too cold can kill you. Here’s what you can do to prevent that from happening, and how to rescue yourself if it does.

Northwest Missouri is gaining new life-saving technology that changes the playing field for emergent stroke patients when ...

A common venous cause of PT is idiopathic intracranial hypertension ... Arterial causes of PT include carotid artery stenosis, vertebral or carotid dissection, fibromuscular dysplasia, aneurysm, ...

A new predictive model developed by Ochsner Health helps clinicians make real-time decisions for patients who had a stroke undergoing urgent carotid intervention, improving chances of regaining ...

Stroke remains a global health challenge, ranking second in worldwide mortality and fifth in U.S. deaths. In response, researchers at Ochsner Health, led by Hernan Bazan, MD, DFSVS, FACS, have ...