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A major study published in JAMA led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet suggests that a possible cause of spontaneous brain hemorrhage could be transmitted via blood transfusion.

Learn about 3 cardiovascular-focused management service organizations: Cardiovascular Associates of America, Heart & Vascular Partners, and US Heart and Vascular.

A review paper by scientists at the Chonnam National University summarized the recent research on bioprinting methods for fabricating bioengineered blood vessel models.

AdventHealth has broken ground on a $100 million heart and vascular patient tower at its Littleton, CO hospital. The 97,700 sq. ft. facility will include 24 ICU beds.

Researchers have discovered a new avenue of cell death in Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia.

Researchers explore available evidence that medicinal plants may help improve cognitive function by reducing brain inflammation.

Dementia is a group of brain diseases that share similar symptoms, such as memory, language, orientation, and behavioral issues. Vascular dementia generally develops in the elderly, affecting between 1% and 4% of people over the age of 65, according to Alzheimer's Switzerland.

Despite advances in treatment for high cholesterol, heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S. Scientists at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) are investigating the role of a form of cholesterol called very-low-density lipoprotein – and their findings may lead to new treatment options in the future.

Results of a multicenter phase II clinical trial led by the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center show that adding an immunomodulatory agent to treatment with the targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) cediranib did not make a difference in outcomes for treating patients with an advanced form of thyroid cancer that develops from thyroid follicular cells called differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC).

Total drinking water hardness can protect against cardiovascular disease mortality.