Similar to testing a car, a team of researchers at UBC Okanagan has been test-driving a number of mechanical heart valves (MHV)—and the one designed in their own lab appears to outperform the others.

CT imaging is more accurate than ultrasound for vertebral artery disease, subclavian artery disease ... An active wound requires a high level of blood flow to heal adequately, so the primary goal of ...

For the left vertebral artery (VA), angiographic limitations can be overcome by applying a blood pressure cuff to the left arm, effectively blocking flow to the subclavian artery during left ...

The larger trunks—such as the aorta and the subclavian artery—are located in the most protected areas of the body to prevent injury and subsequent disruption of major blood flow. The subclavian artery ...

In both cases the anatomic lesion producing the reversal of blood flow was a stenosis of the left subclavian artery proximal to the origin of the vertebral artery. The cause of the reversed flow ...

The left and right subclavian arteries stem from the ... compressing the brachial artery and preventing blood flow. If they are not treated quickly, injuries can lead to Volkman ischemic ...

Considering that ongoing haemorrhage may ultimately lead to compression of the mediastinum, a covered stent was implanted in the left subclavian artery. Following stent implantation, the angiographic ...

in one of the subclavian arteries just prior to the take-off of the vertebral artery. Blood flow to both the affected subclavian artery (which supplies the arm) and the vertebral artery are thus ...

Or it may require an invasive procedure to improve blood flow in the affected artery. Subclavian steal syndrome is usually a treatable condition with a low risk of long-term complications.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to present the mid-term results of patients who had undergone a carotid-subclavian ... contralateral carotid artery disease occurred in 1 (1.6%) patient. The ...

The maximum and mean values of WSS, and the Tur values at early-systole, mid-systole, late-systole, and early diastole for total 156 normal peripheral arteries [common carotid arteries (CCA), ...

In contrast to the femoral artery, inadvertent injury or occlusion of the radial artery has little clinical consequence due to collateral flow from the ulnar artery ... are diluted with blood and ...