Vascular Diseases Health information topics about Vascular Diseases: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Atlas of the Body: The Circulatory System -- Arter American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ2O6756JC&sub_... 2. Atlas of the Body: The Circulatory System -- Venou American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZG57C56JC&sub_... Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Arteriosclerosis National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D001161&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Vascular Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D014652&recruiting... 3. ClinicalTrials.gov: Cardiovascular Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D002318&recruiting... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. What You Need to Know about Angiography American Society of Radiologic Technologists http://www.asrt.org/media/pdf/angiography_eng.pdf 2. Ultrasound: Vascular American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/ultrasound-vascular.htm 3. Duplex Ultrasound Society for Vascular Surgery http://www.vascularweb.org/_CONTRIBUTION_PAGES/Patient_Information/NorthPoi... 4. Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA) American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/ct-angiography.htm 5. Angiogram Society for Vascular Surgery http://vascularweb.org/_CONTRIBUTION_PAGES/Patient_Information/NorthPoint/A... 6. MR Angiography (MRA) American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/mr-angiography.htm Directories 1. Contact a Vascular Surgeon Society for Vascular Surgery http://www.vascularweb.org/_CONTRIBUTION_PAGES/Member_Search/Physician_Sear... Organizations 1. American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000 2. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ 3. Society of Interventional Radiology http://www.sirweb.org/ 4. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and S http://www.ninds.nih.gov/ Overviews 1. Cardiovascular Disease: A Blueprint for Understand Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00032 2. Vascular Diseases Society of Interventional Radiology http://www.sirweb.org/patPub/vascularDisease.shtml Related Issues 1. Vascular Birthmarks American Academy of Dermatology http://www.aad.org/public/Publications/pamphlets/VascularBirthmarks.htm 2. Diabetic Vascular Disease Society for Vascular Surgery http://vascularweb.org/_CONTRIBUTION_PAGES/Patient_Information/NorthPoint/D... 3. Stent Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/hearthealth/treatments/medicaldevices/stent.html Research 1. Can Special Cholesterol Tests Help Predict a Perso American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/9/I-38 2. Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation Study Extensi National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/Hope-Too 3. Oxygen Level on Buttocks Detects Pelvic Blood Flow American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3010516 4. Parents' Smoke Injures Children's Blood American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3006684 5. Does Aerobic Exercise Slow Progression of Atherosc American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/140/12/I-37 Specific Conditions 1. Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/klippel_trenaunay/klippel_trenaunay.htm 2. Bruit Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00662 3. Arteriovenous Malformations and Other Vascular Les National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/avms/detail_avms.htm 4. Microangiopathic Ischemic Disease Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00827 5. Atherosclerosis American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4440 6. Vascular Loop Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00649 7. Cavernous Malformation National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cavernous_malformation/cavernous_malform... 8. Renovascular Conditions Society for Vascular Surgery http://www.vascularweb.org/_CONTRIBUTION_PAGES/Patient_Information/NorthPoi... 9. Cerebral Arteriosclerosis National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cerebral_arteriosclerosis/cerebral_arter... 10. Chronic Venous Insufficiency Society for Vascular Surgery http://www.vascularweb.org/_CONTRIBUTION_PAGES/Patient_Information/NorthPoi... Treatment 1. Angioplasty and Stenting Society for Vascular Surgery http://www.vascularweb.org/_CONTRIBUTION_PAGES/Patient_Information/NorthPoi... 2. Surgical Bypass Society for Vascular Surgery http://www.vascularweb.org/_CONTRIBUTION_PAGES/Patient_Information/NorthPoi... 3. Arteriovenous Malformations (AVM): Treatment International Radiosurgery Support Association http://www.irsa.org/avms.html 4. Catheter Embolization Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/interventional/catheter-embol.htm 5. Endarterectomy Society for Vascular Surgery http://www.vascularweb.org/_CONTRIBUTION_PAGES/Patient_Information/NorthPoi... 6. Interventional Radiology Treatments for Blocked Bl Society of Interventional Radiology http://www.sirweb.org/patPub/angioplastyAndStent.shtml 7. Questions and Answers about Warfarin (Coumadin) UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=blod_dis/6066   Recommended Resources: Yahoo! Health News Yahoo! Health News 'Record births' after New Zealand quake A record number of babies were born in the aftermath of the powerful 7.0 earthquake that rocked New Zealand this weekend, hospital officials said on Monday. WHO wants faster, more flu vaccine production The vaccine used to contain the recent swine flu pandemic was effective, but health authorities will need to ramp up the speed and volume of production during the next global outbreak, a World Health Organization official said Monday. 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