Article: Neuromyositis in Hansen's disease.(case report)(Disease/Disorder overview)

Article: Plasma Lipoprotein(a) Indicates Risk for 4 Distinct Forms of ...
Clinical Chemistry;  April 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... conferred by Lp(a) for other types of vascular disease compared with CAD has not been investigated ... association for 4 different types of vascular disease (including CAD) within a predominantly ... patients [384 CAD, 262 peripheral vascular disease, 184 ischemic stroke (stroke ...

Article: Peripheral Vascular Disease
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.;      700+ words ...Peripheral Vascular Disease Definition Peripheral vascular disease is a narrowing of blood vessels that restricts ... sometimes seen in the arms. Description Peripheral vascular disease includes a group of diseases in which blood vessels ...

Article: Reports from Lund University advance knowledge in vascular ...
Blood Weekly;  February 26, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... levels and different forms of vascular disease in patients with dementia and ... concentration, including the presence of vascular disease," scientists in Lund, Sweden report (see also Vascular Disease). "We investigated plasma tHcy ...

Article: Vascular disease: Stalking a silent killer
Doings, The (Clarendon Hills, IL);  December 18, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... very few people know as much about vascular disease -- and what they don't know could kill them. Vascular disease is the presence of blocked, narrowed ... in the body outside the heart. Vascular disease can produce stroke, which is the ...

Article: Predictive power of cardiovascular risk factors for detecting ...
Southern Medical Journal;  October 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Objectives: Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is underdiagnosed in primary ... ankle brachial indices, peripheral vascular disease, risk factors ********** Peripheral vascular disease is a highly prevalent condition that ...

Article: Blood blockage; Vascular disease overlooked by ...
The Washington Times;  May 11, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... drop dead on athletic fields from vascular disease, says Dr. Bruce M. Smith, director ... older, health-conscious people. Vascular disease, blockages that prevent blood flow ... the rest of the body. Predicting vascular disease is an inexact science. Sometimes ...

Article: Vitamins and minerals to combat peripheral vascular ...
Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients;  August 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... related to the risk of peripheral vascular disease due to the efficacy of folic acid ... relating homocysteine to arteriosclerotic vascular disease and 11 studies of folic acid effects ... promises to prevent arteriosclerotic vascular disease. (1) Also, in an open trial ...