PET scans pick up large vessel vasculitis
Australian study shows radioactive imaging can assist diagnosis and management.
Tag: Vascular
Dental surgery reveals a vascular anomaly
A right-to-left shunt is presumed to be caused by a patent foramen ovale (PFO) - or was it?
What felled this footy player?
A 25-year-old male rugby player presents to ED with left thigh pain and swelling.
5 recommendations for treating antiphospholipid syndrome
But evidence from randomised controlled trials is scarce, guideline authors caution.
Urgent surgery for a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
An elderly man presents to ED with worsening pain. What’s the next move?
Spinning patients in a giant machine ‘may stop muscle wasting’
Forcefully bedridden volunteers will be spun in a human centrifuge for 30 minutes a day.
Do inflatable boots help prevent DVTs?
Study shows intermittent pneumatic compression doesn't reduce DVT and PE rates in critically ill patients.
The science is in: Aspirin for CVD primary prevention is out
Nevertheless, the practice is still widespread globally despite being controversial.
