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AMD Update 10: An Overview of Current Anti-VEGF Treatments for Neovascular (Wet) AMD by Irv Arons Healthy Living Professional

Posted Mon 26 Apr 2010 10:25am for the Treatment of Neovascular AMD Dante J. Pieramici, MD Refractive Eyecare April, 2010 To boost the efficacy and duration of anti-VEGF therapy, researchers are evaluating new dosing regimens, higher drug doses, and new medications. While current anti-VEGF drugs constitute an effective therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration Read on »

Use of Sterculic Acid to Treat Choroidal Neovascularization by nih.gov Posted Tue 07 Dec 2010 7:00pm (9):1549-1558). NIH investigators have recently discovered that sterculic acid inhibits the neovascularization of the chick chorioallantonic membrane demonstrating that this compound exhibits a potent anti-angiogenic activity. Further, the NIH investigators have shown that sterculic acid inhibits the formation of choroidal neovascularization Read on »

The UCLA Gonda Vascular Center Treats PAD (Peripheral Arterial Disease)-Interview with Dr. Peter Lawrence Chief of Vascular Surg by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Thu 27 Jan 2011 3:46pm This week I had the opportunity to talk with Dr. Peter F. Lawrence, Director of the UCLA Gonda Vascular Center, and get an idea of what’s happening and what new...) Vascular Center at UCLA is to provide comprehensive, state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment of vascular disorders, ranging from serious disorders such as critical limb ischemia Read on »

Mechanisms of vascular damage in systemic sclerosis. by Jan Posted Fri 19 Mar 2010 12:00am of vascular damage, which can occur early in the course of the disease. Amongst them are abnormal vasoreactivity, hypoxia, insufficient neoangiogenesis and direct damage of vascular... disease vascular pathology can affect various other organs, predominantly the lung, the kidney, the heart but also the gastrointestinal tract. Vascular pathology contributes Read on »

Raynaud Phenomenon and the Vascular Disease in Scleroderma by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:56pm extremity angiograms. Of 103 patients with primary Raynaud phenomenon, the angiograms were compatible with vasospasm in 42 patients, atherosclerotic vascular disease in 44 patients, peripheral embolism in eight patients, and vasculitis and Buerger disease in six patients. Moreover, 47% of patients had hyperlipidemia. The high frequency of atherosclerotic vascular Read on »

Vascular dementia is ... by Susan L. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 03 Mar 2009 4:02pm Vascular dementia is the most common form of dementia after Alzheimer's Disease. Also called "Multi-Infarc Dementia", Vascular dementia effects between 15 - 35% of all the persons with dementia. So how is it different than the other forms of dementia? Read on »

Vascular Dementia Defined by Susan L. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 10 Nov 2008 4:45pm Vascular dementia is the most common form of dementia after Alzheimer's Disease. Also called "Multi-Infarc Dementia", Vascular dementia effects between 15 - 35% of all the persons with dementia. So how is it different than the other forms of dementia? Read on »

Introducing Telehealth from Emory Heart & Vascular Center by Jamie C. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 30 Nov 2009 12:00am The Emory Heart & Vascular Center now offers Telehealth, a relatively new way to bring healthcare closer to patients. Using videoconferencing technology to transmit live video and medical information, Emory Heart & Vascular specialists can [+] Read on »

Vascular Birthmarks Clinic Decision by Sarah Patient Expert

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Posted Thu 15 Jan 2009 11:47pm The Vascular Birthmarks Clinic have decided that no further investigative imaging would be helpful in Violet's case. They do not recommend at this stage, any vascular laser surgery, as her vascular malformations are too widespread and would require several laser treatments, also taking into consideration all her other medical problems. We Read on »

Pathogenesis of scleroderma: The interrelationship of the immune and vascular hypotheses by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:56pm By Esther M. Sternberg Conclusions The vascular and immune hypotheses of the pathogenesis of scleroderma are not mutually exclusive, since each incorporates aspects of the other in the proposed cycle of events. They differ in the emphasis placed on the importance of the vascular and immune phenomena which are both present in scleroderma. Analysis Read on »