Are You a Candidate for Cardiac Calcium...
While calcium is an essential building block for the body, calcium can also be used as a marker for identifying...
February 5, 2015
New 'Drug-Coated Balloon’ Treats Blocked Arteries
Only days after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new device to help open blocked arteries — without...
November 28, 2014
Heart Health Risks Spur Stricter Rules for...
Now the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is set to impose stricter limitations on the testosterone drug industry at a...
November 10, 2014
Blood Pressure vs. Heart Rate: Learn the...
There are many misconceptions regarding BP and heart rate readings, primarily because the two are usually taken simultaneously by most...
October 20, 2014
New Screening Guidelines for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Actor George C. Scott, French General Charles de Gaulle and physicist Albert Einstein – each renowned in his respective field...
October 7, 2014
Leg Pain May Signal Vascular Disease
Atherosclerosis, plaque, hardening of the arteries, bypass surgery – people recognize these terms because they are usually part of a...
September 29, 2014
Treating Varicose Veins
Good news! You don’t have to live with varicose veins if they bother you. There are several treatment options that...
July 16, 2014
Flow Diverter: A New Approach to Aneurysms
A new device known as a "flow diverter" is being used by doctors at Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute to...
May 20, 2014
FMD: Another Type of Blocked Artery
Fibromuscular Dysplasia is a disease that is characterized by abnormal cell development in the walls of different arteries. As a...
April 28, 2014
More Treatments for Fibroids
Although women of any age can experience fibroids, they become more common as women get older, especially from their 30s...
April 24, 2014
