Circulatory Disorders

• Latest News
• MRI Scan Can Monitor Cholesterol Health (10/11/2004, Reuters Health)
• Gene Predicts Atherosclerosis Severity (10/01/2004, United Press International)
• Arteries Already Stiff in Obese 7-year-olds (09/27/2004, Reuters Health)
• More News on Circulatory Disorders

• Overviews
• Cardiovascular Disease: A Blueprint for Understanding the Leading Killer (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Vascular Diseases (Society of Interventional Radiology)

• Anatomy/Physiology
• Atlas of the Body: The Circulatory System -- Arterial (American Medical Association)
• Atlas of the Body: The Circulatory System -- Venous (American Medical Association)

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Angiography: X-Ray Exam of the Blood Vessels (Society of Interventional Radiology)
• MR Angiography (MRA) (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
• Ultrasound: Vascular (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
• What You Need to Know about Your Angiography Test (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)

• Treatment
• Aortobifemoral Bypass (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in: Spanish
• Arteriovenous Malformations (AVM): Treatment (International Radiosurgery Support Association)
• Catheter Embolization (Radiological Society of North America)
• Interventional Radiology Treatments for Blocked Blood Vessels (Society of Interventional Radiology)
• Stent (Food and Drug Administration) - Requires Macromedia Flash Player to view animation

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Arteriosclerosis (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Cardiovascular Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Vascular Diseases (National Institutes of Health)

• Specific Conditions
• Arteriovenous Malformations and Other Vascular Lesions of the Central Nervous System (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Atherosclerosis (American Heart Association)
• Bruit (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Buerger's Disease (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Cavernous Malformation (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Cerebral Arteriosclerosis (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Gangrene (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Microangiopathic Ischemic Disease (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Peripheral Arterial Disease (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Peripheral Arterial Disease (Society of Interventional Radiology)
• Vascular Loop (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Venostasis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Prevention/Screening
• Know Your Risk: Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) Self-Test (Society of Interventional Radiology)

• Related Issues
• Vascular Birthmarks (American Academy of Dermatology)

• Research
• Bone Marrow Cell Transplant Treats Clogged Leg Arteries (American Heart Association)
• Does Aerobic Exercise Slow Progression of Atherosclerosis? (American College of Physicians)
• Lower Blood Pressure Decreases Heart Attack Risk in Diabetics with Clogged Leg Arteries (American Heart Association)
• Oxygen Level on Buttocks Detects Pelvic Blood Flow Problems (American Heart Association)
• Parents' Smoke Injures Children's Blood Vessels (American Heart Association)

• Organizations
• American Heart Association
• Legs for Life (Society of Interventional Radiology)
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• Society of Interventional Radiology

• Statistics
• Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics - 2004 Update (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF File

• Information from the Medical Encyclopedia
• Circulatory Disorders