Category Blood vessels, veins & amp; Veins

Chronic circulatory disorders Chronic circulatory disorders can occur when a vessel is narrowed or blocked. Older people in particular suffer from chronic circulatory disorders, as the vessels lose elasticity with age, and unimpeded circulation is important because the tissues and organs are supplied with oxygen and nutrients by the blood.

Study shows: around six times more relapses due to laser treatment Varicose veins are widespread diseases in Germany. The spider veins develop more than every second person in the course of life. Around every tenth person has a dangerous variant in which the varicose veins are life-threatening because they increase the risk of thrombosis or life-threatening pulmonary embolism.

Pathological changes in brain volume due to increased blood pressure People who already have slightly elevated blood pressure values ​​between the ages of 20 and 40 have a higher risk of brain damage. According to a current study, increased blood pressure from 140/90 mmHg is associated with a decrease in the amount of gray matter in the brain.

An Austrian research team reports a completely new approach to curing diabetes and other chronic diseases. For the first time, the researchers have succeeded in reproducing functional human blood vessels, i.e. veins, from stem cells in the laboratory.

A disease of affluence is spreadingAround every third person in Germany suffers from the metabolic syndrome - and the trend is rising. Many don't even know they are affected. This syndrome reflects a combination of four physical conditions that are often the result of a modern lifestyle: obesity, high blood pressure, high blood lipid levels and high blood sugar.

Cardiovascular diseases: How blood vessels age Cardiovascular diseases are one of the most common causes of death in the western world. Researchers have now taken a closer look at the molecular processes involved in such diseases based on a specific hereditary disease. Your results could also help you understand natural cardiovascular aging processes.

Researchers: Hope for new treatment for high blood pressure Untreated high blood pressure is the number one risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and thus responsible for many heart attacks and strokes. In order to be able to treat hypertension in a targeted manner, scientists searched for the causes of the disease and found that chronic inflammation could play an important role here.