Smoking, both active and passive, is an established vascular risk factor. The present
narrative review considers the effects of different forms of smoking (ie cannabis, cigar, pipe …

Background: Hypercholesterolemia is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
Objective: Treatment with hypolipidemic agents reduces the risk of vascular events both in …

Background The primary objective of the present study was to determine whether there is an
association between the ankle-brachial index (ABI) and the risk factor profile in patients with …

Signorelli et al in this issue of Angiology screened almost 3500 asymptomatic individuals
(mean age 61.3+ 9.7 years) using the ankleÀbrachial index (ABI) to detect unrecognized …

A considerable percentage of patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) have impaired
renal function. We searched the literature (PubMed/Medline) to determine the clinical …

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is also a cause of cardiovascular (CV) disease (CVD). Addressing
the atherosclerotic CVD (ASCVD) burden in DM should reduce premature death and …

Highlights•Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is characterized by increased cardiovascular
risk.•Statins remain the first-line lipid-lowering therapy to treat PAD patients.•Statins …

Cuscuta chinensis Lamak (CCL) has traditionally been used in Korea to treat sexual
disorders and skin problems. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of …

Abstract Background Cnidium officinale Makino (COM) has been used traditionally to treat
female menstrual disorders, such as amenorrhea, hypomenorrhea and oligomenorrhea, by …

Infrainguinal revascularization is an effective method of treatment for femoropopliteal/tibial
occlusive diseases. However, these bypass grafts are prone to stenosis. In this retrospective …