Peripheral Arterial Insufficiency

A woman with hopes to conceive was diagnosed with severe vasospastic angina (VSA); however, she was able to carry a healthy baby to full term without angina attacks after starting treatment of a calcium channel blocker, according to a case published in a special Cardio-Obstetrics issue of JACC: Case Reports . Vasospastic angina is an abnormality of the coronary artery. It presents as chest pain that is caused by coronary artery spasm. It can result in recurrent episodes of angina, including at rest, and can progress into coronary microvascular disfunction, acute myocardial infarction, ventricular arrythmias and even sudden cardiac death. VSA can be triggered during pregnancy when hormonal and nervous system changes occur. This case presents a patient with no medical history who was in the process of trying to conceive. VSA is often overlooked in patients presenting with chest pain but can result in acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) in pregnant women. Due to its risks...

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News Release Wednesday, March 6, 2024 NIH-funded study highlights importance of cholesterol screenings and education. More than 70% of American Indian young adults aged 20-39 and 50% of American Indian teens have cholesterol levels or elevated fat in the blood that put them at risk for cardiovascular disease, suggests a study supported by the National Institutes of Health. In some cases, these levels — specifically high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, often thought of as "bad cholesterol," — were linked to plaque buildup and cardiovascular events, such as heart attack and stroke. The findings, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association , came from a 19-year-review of the Strong Heart Family Study, part of the Strong Heart Study — the largest study of cardiovascular health outcomes and risk factors among American Indian adults. Researchers followed more than 1,400 participants, ages 15-39, between 2001-2003 and 2020. At the beginning of the stu...

Abstract Background Unhealthy dietary habits are an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and adopting a healthy diet is a central recommendation in CVD prevention. This study assessed the dietary habits of patients with established CVD, their compliance to dietary guidelines, and the relationship between guideline-compliance and recurrent cardiovascular event risk. Methods 2656 patients with established CVD from the Utrecht Cardiovascular Cohort-Secondary Manifestations of ARTerial disease (UCC-SMART) prospective cohort study, were included between 1996 and 2022. Data on dietary intake was retrospectively collected for all participants in December 2022 using a 160-item food frequency questionnaire. Compliance with dietary guidelines was quantified using an amended version of the Dutch Healthy Diet 2015 (DHD-15) index (range: 0–135). Cox proportional hazard models were used to quantify the relationship with cardiovascular events (stroke and myocardial infarction). Resu...

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a serious public health problem associated with high risk of cardiovascular complications and mortality [1]. The overall prevalence of PAD in people aged 25 years and older is 5.56% with the prevalence increasing consistently with age [2]. PAD is the important risk factor for lower-extremity amputation, especially in diabetic patients with chronic foot ulcers [2, 3]. It is widely accepted that the cardiovascular event rates in patients with PAD and diabetes mellitus (DM) are higher than in those without DM, suggesting a more progressive course of the disease [4]. In a systematic review examining the interrelationship between DM and PAD, the prevalence of PAD is higher in diabetic versus non-diabetic populations, exceeding 50% in patients with DM and foot ulceration. Additionally, patients with DM had worse outcome regarding perioperative complications, amputations, and mortality compared with non-diabetic patients [5]. The pathophysiology of PAD in DM...