Kolkata: A rare cardiac surgery at a private hospital saved the life of a 72-year-old man who had an ‘aortic bulge'—a ...

What is a carotid artery duplex scan? You have two carotid arteries in your neck that bring blood from your heart to your brain. The test may also look at the vertebrobasilar artery. This artery also ...

We provide details of the process of remodeling, clarifying also the morphogenesis of the external carotid artery and the so-called “migration” of the left subclavian artery. The five pairs of ...

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) has emerged over the last decade as an increasingly recognised cause of myocardial infarction, especially among younger women. The advances in our ...

1 and Kitchell, Glover and Kyle. 2 However, definitely increased coronary flow after bilateral internal-mammary-artery ligation has not been shown. Furthermore, this procedure does not afford ...

Blood pressure measurement of both arms should be done—an interarm difference of 15 mm Hg should raise the question of subclavian artery disease. The ankle brachial index (ABI) is a simple bedside ...

The internal jugular vein (IJV) and subclavian vein (SCV) are commonly used for implantable port insertion, though the optimal choice remains debated. This meta-analysis aims to compare the safety and ...

Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) are at heightened risk of both systemic cardiovascular adverse events, as well as limb-related morbidity. The optimal management of patients with PAD ...

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a type of heart disease that occurs when your coronary arteries don’t supply enough blood to your heart. CAD often develops because of a waxy substance buildup called ...

The objective of this study was to investigate the risk of acute internal jugular, subclavian, and axillary deep venous thrombosis (upper torso DVT [UTDVT]) and pulmonary embolism (PE) and the ...

This cellular stress promotes the modification of LDL cholesterol, making it more likely to build up in artery walls and contribute to "foam cell" formation (an early stage of plaque development).

BIG PICTURE HERE. LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE STORM REPORTS. THAT DOES INCLUDE SOME HEAVY RAINFALL, SOME DAMAGING WINDS. AND OF COURSE, SUSPECTED TORNADOES AND CONFIRMED TORNADOES AS WELL. YOU KNOW, WE ...