When a person suffers from atherosclerosis, their arteries become partially blocked by a waxy substance called arterial plaque. When the blockages occur in the extremities (arms and legs), the resulting condition is called peripheral arterial disease. PAD impedes the proper flow of blood, and increases your risk of heart attack and stroke. Diet and exercise…
DetailsAccording to cramping leg pain doctors in Dallas, one of the most common forms of cardiovascular disease is Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), a condition in which the arteries that carry blood to your head, organs, and limbs become narrowed by the buildup of arterial plaque, reducing blood flow to your extremities. Common symptoms of this…
Details1 in 3 people over the age of 60 experience leg cramps from time to time, and over half of people over 80 have them regularly – every day or several times a week. The cramps themselves are sudden, painful contractions of leg muscles that can result in severe pain. Most such cramps only last…
DetailsOne of the questions we’re often asked is how, after years of being considered some of the best interventional radiology doctors in Dallas, we made the decision to “branch out” into the field of women’s health issues. One answer is that the field of women’s medicine – dealing with conditions that only affect women –…
DetailsAs doctors, and in particular as surgeons who specialize in the advanced interventional radiology procedures used to treat cancers, heart and arterial disease, and other life-threatening conditions, we are confronted nearly every day in our top liver radiation therapy center in Dallas by the effects of cigarette smoking. So we can assure you of one…
DetailsJune 5, 2017—Sirtex Medical Limited announced that a head-to-head study has shown that selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) with the company’s Sir-Spheres yttrium-90 (Y-90) resin microspheres, administered once directly to the liver, offers important benefits compared with twice-daily oral doses of sorafenib, the current standard of care for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Results of the…
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