Newly Diagnosed with a Blood Clot? What You Need to Know
Anxiety is normal, clots are common and help is available.
Category: Vascular Health
Heed the Warning of a TIA (‘Ministroke’)
A transient ischemic attack should be treated as an emergency.
6 Things to Know About Varicose Veins
Painful or unsightly leg veins? Learn more about your treatment options.
It’s how you splice it: scientists discover possible origin of musc...
The basic biological process called alternative splicing proves vital in making sure important muscle cell proteins switch from their fetal forms to their adult forms. Not doing so could lead to muscle defects and disorders.
New Device will make TAVR procedure available to more patients
UNC’s Center for Heart & Vascular Care has been offering Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) for less than a year. In that time, the team has built a national reputation for excellence, allowing UNC to be among the first phase of the rollout of a next generation TAVR device, Evolut-R, developed by Medtronic. This valve is the first repositionable transcatheter valve ever available.