FOODS THAT HELP REPAIR YOUR ARTERIES 1. OLIVE OIL ON EVERYTHING – replaces the seed oils destroying your arteries. 2. BEETS AT DINNER – nitrates drop blood pressure within hours. 3. POMEGRANATE – the only fruit clinically proven to reverse arterial plaque. 4. RAW GARLIC WITH YOUR LAST MEAL – allicin relaxes blood vessels for 6–8 hours. 5. TURMERIC WITH BLACK PEPPER – anti-inflammatory stronger than ibuprofen without the gut damage. 6. WALNUTS BEFORE BED – lower LDL cholesterol while your body rests. 7. YOUR BODY DOES ITS DEEPEST REPAIR between midnight and 4 AM. What you eat at dinner decides whether it heals or keeps breaking down.

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) happens when plaque builds up in your arteries and reduces blood flow to your limbs. Left unchecked, it can lead to serious problems including heart attack, stroke and amputation. The good news? PAD is treatable. Knowing the risk factors and symptoms can help you recognize it early. During PAD Awareness Month, boost your knowledge of this common disease by exploring the patient resources on our website: 

Good Morning from Germany, where the heatwave is already hitting the country’s economic arteries. Rhine water levels at Kaub – a key bottleneck on Europe’s industrial waterway – have fallen 0.20m in just 3 days to around 0.83m, the lowest since April 2025. That matters: the Rhine is a crucial transport route for Germany’s chemical industry, including BASF, Covestro and Evonik. Low water can restrict barge loads, raise logistics risks and disrupt supply chains. For now, barge rates to Basel are still flat – but the heat is on.

Saudi Arabia shut down a key pipeline used to bypass oil from the Strait of Hormuz after it was damaged in drone attacks. Bloomberg Economics’ @ZiadMDaoud says other strategic arteries are at risk as the conflict with Iran spreads. “These are not immune to war.”

Check out the IVUS runs pre- and post-#ShockwaveIVL# ⚡ Dr. Ash Patel used #ShockwaveE8# to treat a 55M patient with CLTI to restore blood flow to his heavily calcified distal PT and lateral plantar arteries. Learn more about Shockwave E8 for below the knee and beyond the ankle: US Rx only. Safety Info: availability may vary by country.

New Science research in mice challenges a long-standing view of how the heart builds backup blood vessels after a coronary artery blockage, showing that new collateral arteries arise primarily from capillaries rather than existing arteries. The findings offer insight into a molecular pathway that could be leveraged to promote cardiac repair. Learn more:

This is great news. As you age, sugar binding to your proteins creates stiff, sticky chemical scars that affect skin, arteries, eyes and more. It was considered irreversible and now may be reversible, restoring to a healthy state. Researches did this by using AlphaFold to search 45,000 oxidases, then screened more than 500 million engineered variants through directed evolution. The work is still ex vivo in a lab setting. Delivering a large bacterial enzyme safely into living tissues, with sufficient penetration and bioavailability, remains a major challenge.

Thrilled to announce the first SKYWARD IDE enrollment! Huge congratulations to Dr @NickMouawadMD & team at McLaren Bay Region Hospital in Bay City, MI on enrolling the first patient in the clinical program to evaluate the novel Shockwave SkyRunner Carotid IVL System for the treatment of calcified carotid arteries prior to stenting.  Read the Press Release:   CAUTION - Investigational device. Limited by US law to investigational use.

SKYWARD is off and running! Johnson & Johnson announced today the initiation of its SKYWARD IDE clinical program evaluating the novel Shockwave SkyRunner Carotid IVL System for the treatment of calcified carotid arteries prior to stenting. This clinical program is part of Johnson & Johnson’s plan to enhance treatment options for patients with calcified carotid artery disease, which accounts for up to one-third of all strokes. Read the Press Release: @JNJNews @JNJMedTech @NickMouawadMD CAUTION - Investigational device. Limited by US law to investigational use.