Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Vascular Disease

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments to prevent or manage vascular disease.
Updated October 2011

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Title:   Corticosteroids for treating hypotension in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   It is unclear whether giving steroids to premature newborn babies who have hypotension (low blood pressure) is safe and effective. Low blood pressure is a relatively common problem in premature newborn babies and has been linked with serious short and l...
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Preconditioning with brief periods of reduced blood flow to protect vessels which experience reduced blood flow as a consequence of vascular surgery
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Patients undergoing major vascular surgery are at high risk of complications around the time of their surgery. This is because many of them have generalised arterial disease. During surgery blood flow is reduced at the site of surgery, which results in ...
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   There is currently no high quality evidence to support the use of Huperzine A for the treatment of vascular dementia.
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Vascular dementia (VaD) refers to cognitive impairment associated with cerebrovascular brain injury. It influences quality of life seriously. However, there is no definitive medical or surgical treatment for vascular dementia. Huperzine A is an alkaloid...
Date:   May 2011
Title:   Human albumin for hypotension in haemodialysis patients
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Intradialytic hypotension (IDH), which is caused by a decrease in blood volume, is a common complication of haemodialysis treatment. It is characterized by a sudden drop in blood pressure with symptoms of nausea, sweating, cramping, or dizziness and cau...
Date:   Sep 2010
Title:   Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor for macular edema secondary to central vein occlusion
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) is thought to affect between one and four people per thousand at any one time, and is associated with increasing age, high blood pressure, diabetes, glaucoma and various disorders of the blood. It frequently causes ...
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Haematological interventions for treating disseminated intravascular coagulation during pregnancy and postpartum
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Evidence from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to establish the beneficial and harmful effects of drugs altering blood clotting for treating disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) in pregnant women and following birth is lacking. DIC is charact...
Date:   Jul 2010
Title:   A fixed daily dose of a low molecular weight heparin compared with an adjusted dose of unfractionated heparin for treating blood clots in the deep veins (venous thromboembolism)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Treatment of blood clots in the deep veins, particularly of the legs and the blood vessels of the lungs, with subcutaneous injections of a fixed dose of low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) results in fewer haemorrhages and deaths than treatment with unf...
Date:   Jul 2010
Title:   Antithrombotic drugs for carotid artery dissection
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Carotid artery dissection means a tear in the lining in one of the main blood vessels carrying blood to the brain. Dissection can be caused by injury to the neck, but can sometimes develop for no obvious reason. Blood clots can form where the artery is ...
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Embolisation therapy for pulmonary arteriovenous malformations
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   A pulmonary arteriovenous malformation is an abnormal connection between arteries and veins in the lung. It is known to cause serious complications such as stroke, brain abscess, bleeding in the lungs and exercise intolerance. Embolisation therapy is th...
Date:   Apr 2010
Title:   New types of anticoagulants to prevent deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism following total hip or knee replacement surgery
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Venous thromboembolism is the presence of a blood clot that blocks a blood vessel within the venous system; it includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) which can be fatal. Venous thromboembolism occurs in 44% to 90% of those patie...
Date:   Mar 2010
Title:   Choice of bypass graft material for lower limb arterial bypasses
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   A person with severely diseased arteries in the leg(s), can experience pain on walking only short distances (critical claudication), pain at rest, or death of tissues in the leg. When the main thigh artery has a long blockage, the best option is to inse...
Date:   Jan 2010
Title:   Emergency sclerotherapy is not better than pharmacological therapy for acute variceal bleeding in cirrhosis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Variceal bleeding in cirrhosis is associated with a high risk of death. Although banding ligation of varices is considered the choice for endoscopic treatment, emergency sclerotherapy is frequently used particularly where ligation is not available or wh...
Date:   Jan 2010
Title:   Drugs to break down blood clots for people with sudden onset peripheral arterial occlusion
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Acute reduction in blood flow to a limb can be caused by a blood clot blocking an artery or a vascular graft. If not treated promptly this condition, known as peripheral arterial occlusion, can result in amputation or be life threatening. Infusion of cl...
Date:   Dec 2009
Title:   Interventions for treating brain arteriovenous malformations in adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Haemorrhage into the brain, known as intracerebral haemorrhage or ICH for short, is a devastating condition that kills four in 10 people within one month. Brain AVMs are the single most common cause of stroke due to ICH in young adults. Brain AVMs can a...
Date:   Dec 2009
Title:   Patches of different types for carotid patch angioplasty
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   About 20% of strokes result from narrowing of the carotid artery (the main artery supplying blood to the brain). Carotid endarterectomy is an operation that involves opening the carotid artery to remove this narrowing and therefore reduce the risk of st...
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Skin grafts to improve leg ulcer healing
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Approximately 1% of people in industrialised countries have a leg ulcer at some time, mainly caused by poor blood flow back from the legs towards the heart. Skin grafts, either using the patient's own skin, artificial skin or donor skin/cells, have been...
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Prostanoids for treating people with severe peripheral arterial disease of the legs
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   People with severely narrowed arteries of the lower limbs may suffer rest pain, ulcers, or gangrene, and this problem is called critical limb ischaemia. There is no option other than amputation for patients who present with critical limb ischaemia and w...
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Interventions for varicose veins and leg oedema in pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Not enough evidence on treatments for varicose veins and leg oedema in pregnancy. Varicose veins, sometimes called varicosity, occur when a valve in the blood vessel walls weakens and the blood stagnates. This in turn leads to problems with the circulat...
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Intravenous fluids for body fluid management during abdominal aortic surgery
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is not enough evidence to show the best fluid replacement to use during and following surgery on the abdominal aorta. Surgery on the abdominal aorta is a major surgical procedure with a mortality of 1.5% in elective patients and up to 5% in emerge...
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Umbilical artery catheters in the newborn: effects of catheter design (end vs side hole)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Using umbilical artery catheters with the hole in the side instead of end leads to serious complications. The umbilical artery catheters (tubes) (UACs) commonly used in neonatal intensive care to monitor babies can sometimes cause them problems. They ca...
Date:   Aug 2009

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