The procedure is called microvascular decompression.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Acorn] Reference

This is a form of chest pain called microvascular angina -- a puzzling condition that defies most tests and may plague millions of Americans.    From Wordnik.com.  [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference

"In some women, plaque can build in the smallest blood vessels called the microvascular circulation.    From Wordnik.com.  [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference

Diabetes leads to cardiovascular disease on the macro and microvascular level.    From Wordnik.com.  [S.I. Adam, M.D.: US Health Care Reform: As Seen From the Trenches: Part 3 of a 6-Part Series] Reference

I think they mean only 20% of those with coronary microvascular syndrome (also called syndrome X) are men.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medpundit] Reference

The new materials rely upon embedded, three-dimensional microvascular networks that emulate biological circulatory systems.    From Wordnik.com.  [Self-Healing Materials Mimics Human Skin | Impact Lab] Reference

This limitation might be overcome by implementing a new microvascular design based on dual networks, the researchers suggest.    From Wordnik.com.  [Self-Healing Materials Mimics Human Skin | Impact Lab] Reference

Every year our board-certified surgeons perform approximately 300 procedures including microvascular surgery and replantation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hand clinic: treatment of deformities, conditions, injuries] Reference

Moreover, the data further support the concept that the mechanism of ischemia in women may be localized in the microvascular coronary arteries.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medpundit] Reference

I've spent the past week reading about coronary microvascular disease in women, which classically produces abnormal EKGs but normal visual scans.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-07-01] Reference

A plastic surgery group in Australia reported the microvascular transplant of a portion of one very large breast to reconstruct the other after mastectomy.    From Wordnik.com.  [You'll Never Think of a Comb-Over the Same Way Again] Reference

Recent studies using magnetic resonance imaging MRI following dye injections have shown great promise in demonstrating both large vessel and microvascular disease.    From Wordnik.com.  [Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Gender Differences in Heart Disease: Nation's No. 1 Killer Kills Differently] Reference

Recent studies using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) following dye injections have shown great promise in demonstrating both large vessel and microvascular disease.    From Wordnik.com.  [Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Gender Differences in Heart Disease: Nation's No. 1 Killer Kills Differently] Reference

Actually, some things I've read about the WISE study indicate that SPECT can pick up microvascular, but she'd already dismissed that study because it hasn't been reproduced.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-07-01] Reference

The DPPT study seemed to provide very good evidence that the microvascular complications of type 1 diabetes could be significantly mitigated by "good"control of blood sugar.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-02-01] Reference

Some women have a condition called coronary microvascular syndrome, where cholesterol plaque that accumulates in very small arteries doesnt show up on the standard angiogram.    From Wordnik.com.  [The 10 Best Questions™ for Recovering from a Heart Attack] Reference

Although capable of detecting microvascular obstruction.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

Thus, the pulmonary index of microvascular resistance (PIMR) is defined as follows.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

Moreover, IMR assessments have been shown to correlate with true microvascular resistance.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

Cardiovascular deconditioning: From autonomic nervous system to microvascular dysfunctions.    From Wordnik.com.  [SpaceRef Top Stories] Reference

Overall, there was a statistically significant drop in microvascular resistance at maximal hyperemia.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

Here, we identified candidate microvascular-selective miRNAs by screening public miRNA expression datasets.    From Wordnik.com.  [BioMed Central - Latest articles] Reference

The burden of microvascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus continues to escalate worldwide.    From Wordnik.com.  [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference

Bhattacharya J, Staub NC (1980) Direct measurement of microvascular pressures in the isolated perfused dog lung.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

Real-time microvascular red blood cell perfusion in tissue was processed by an OxyFlo monitor (Oxford Optronix).    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

Ultimately, we aimed to investigate the effect of progressive pulmonary microvascular obstruction on PFR and PIMR.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

These agents were chosen as they have been previously demonstrated to elicit microvascular hyperemia in the pulmonary.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

There were 41% fewer instances of microvascular complications among patients whose C-peptide values were at least 0.06.    From Wordnik.com.  [Discussion Forum - TuDiabetes - A Community for People Touched by Diabetes] Reference

Cumulative microvascular obstruction induces progressive reductions in PFR PFRthermo - thermodilution-derived pulmonary flow reserve.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

Results miR-145, miR-126, miR-24, and miR-23a were selectively expressed in microvascular fragments isolated from a range of tissues.    From Wordnik.com.  [BioMed Central - Latest articles] Reference

In 2008, she was diagnosed with the heart condition, microvascular angina, which forced her to scrap a series of concerts in Las Vegas.    From Wordnik.com.  [Voice Online] Reference

There is already evidence to suggest that cerebral microvascular disease and Type 2 diabetes may exacerbate the effects of aging on cognitive function.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference

The first microvascular flap in the United States was performed at DePaul Hospital and it was the setting for the Hampton Roads first ankle replacement.    From Wordnik.com.  [BlogNetNews.com » Virginia] Reference

These novel indices detect progressive pulmonary microvascular obstruction and thus have with a potential role for pulmonary microcirculatory assessment in humans.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference