Microvascular ischemic brain disease describes conditions that affect the small blood vessels in the brain. These conditions include stroke and dementia. Age, high blood pressure, and diabetes are ...

The coronary arterial system is composed of three compartments with different functions, although the borders of each compartment cannot be clearly defined anatomically 2 (Figure 1). The proximal ...

Microvascular decompression is a surgery to treat trigeminal neuralgia. A neurosurgeon relieves pressure (typically from a blood vessel) around the trigeminal nerve (sensory nerve running along your ...

Microvascular decompression surgery treats the pain of certain nerve conditions that affect the head and neck. The surgery-related risks are few, and many people report an immediate reduction in pain.

Data are lacking on the comparative effectiveness of commonly used glucose-lowering medications, when added to metformin, with respect to microvascular and cardiovascular disease outcomes in persons ...

Microvascular ischemic disease is a term that’s used to describe changes to the small blood vessels in the brain. Changes to these vessels can damage white matter, the brain tissue that contains nerve ...

The presence of microvascular disease anywhere in the body significantly increases the risk for leg amputation in ensuing decade, results of a large study of US veterans shows. Additionally, in ...