
Hemoptysis is one of the most common clinical emergencies; it can be life-threatening due to asphyxia or excessive blood loss and requires active management in the emergency setting [1]. Many studies have shown that bronchial artery embolization (BAE) is an effective, minimally invasive option [2, 3,...

As of 2014, the World Health Organization reported that > 422 million adults globally were living with diabetes mellitus (DM), a number that continues to rise [1]. Patients with DM have a 2–4 times greater risk of developing coronary artery disease (CAD) compared to those without...


Measurements of limb reactive hyperemia after stagnant ischemia provide non-invasive assessment of microvascular function [1, 2]. Reactive hyperemia predicts cardiovascular outcomes in healthy individuals [3] and other patient populations [4, 5, 6–7]. We previously found that ultrasound measurements...