and they make sure our techs know how to do those tests appropriately,” said Dr. Dean Wickel, vascular surgeon, WVU Medicine ...

Researchers identify how specific features of the retinal vasculature may help predict an individual’s risk of stroke.

Simple blood tests can efficiently predict the development ... C-reactive protein: This reading can help indicate vascular inflammation, another precursor of cardiovascular diseases.

Then they have to refer them for vascular testing, and to a vascular specialist . . . and get them on the right therapy, and consider revascularization. All of that is fairly complicated and often ...

“Traditional ways (blood tests) to predict stroke risk are limited by relatively low accuracy, invasiveness, and high cost,” He said. “(This) study underscores the potential of retinal vascular ...

The research, led by the Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) in Melbourne, Australia identified a blood vessel ...

“All vascular testing, blood work, consultations and treatments are performed on-site,” Carter explained. “Patients know that if they call, we will ask them, ‘When can you come in?’ ...

It is recommended that a person with the symptoms has a consultation with a vascular surgeon familiar with the disorder ... study of the visceral and intestinal arteries. Often the first test is a ...

The findings suggest that retinal scans could become a valuable tool for assessing stroke risk, especially in primary care ...