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2 Techniques Found Effective in Carotid Artery Narrowing (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

SATURDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- In the treatment of patients with symptomatic narrowing (stenosis) of the carotid artery, angioplasty with stenting and endarterectomy (surgical removal of the obstruction) are similarly effective in preventing ipsilateral stroke at two and four years after the procedure, according to two studies.

At Risk For Peripheral Arterial Disease? Simple Quiz Provides Key So You Can Circulate Better (Medical News Today)

Ten million Americans have peripheral arterial disease (PAD), and research shows that the highest risk populations include African-Americans (twice as likely to develop clogged leg arteries), seniors (12-20 percent develop PAD) and diabetics (one in three who are over the age of 50 develop PAD).

Clinical Data Indicate that Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with the CYPHER(R) Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent Is ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

MUNICH----Data from the largest randomized trial of its kind performed to date indicate that the use of percutaneous coronary intervention with the CYPHER® Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent was comparable to bypass surgery in key safety endpoints in patients with multi-vessel disease and diabetes.

At Risk for Peripheral Arterial Disease? Simple Quiz Provides Key so You Can Circulate Better (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)

Interventional Radiologists Recommend That African-Americans, Seniors, Diabetics Take Online Quiz, Get Screened During September PAD Awareness Month

At risk for peripheral arterial disease? Simple quiz provides key so you can circulate better (EurekAlert!)

( Society of Interventional Radiology ) Ten million Americans have peripheral arterial disease, and research shows that the highest risk populations include African-Americans, seniors and diabetics. Legs for Life -- a community health and public information program -- recommends that older Americans take its free, online self-assessment quiz.