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Angioplasty in Long Femoropopliteal Lesions Offers Reasonable Results

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Around half the treated lesions in peripheral disease are femoropopliteal lesions. Long lesions are...

Medical vs. Endovascular Treatment in Uncomplicated Type B Aortic Dissection

Under much debate, the treatment of uncomplicated type B aortic dissection is still uncertain. Several studies with...

PASCAL in Tricuspid Regurgitation with Encouraging Results

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is associated with higher mortality and morbidity, and it most...

Chronic Inflammation, Coronary Artery Disease and Cancer: Same Coin, Different Sides

Low grade inflammation shown by elevated plasma concentrations of high-sensitive C-reactive protein are a risk factor for coronary...

Vitamin D Supplements for the Prevention of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease

A supplement (or anything, really) that might reduce simultaneously the risk of cardiovascular disease and of cancer...

Skipping Breakfast and Cardiovascular Risk

Several studies have associated skipping breakfast (having little to no breakfast) with increased cardiometabolic risk factors such...

Artificially Sweetened Beverages and Alzheimer Risk

Artificially sweetened beverages (with different kinds of sweeteners) could be responsible for increased cerebrovascular risk and close...

Egg Consumption and Mortality Due to Cardiovascular Events

According to this study recently published in prestigious journal JAMA, eating too much cholesterol or eggs (which...