Circulating blood throughout the body is accomplished via the huge network of arteries, veins, and capillaries that make up ...

A Rossendale man is urging people to attend their abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening check when invited. Shaun Flatley, 65, says the scan saved his life. AAA is a bulge in the aorta, the ...

A Lancashire resident says he owes his life to a decision to rebook an appointment for a scan he could not attend when it was ...

Laminar versus disturbed flow. Physiological blood flow is predominantly laminar and regular, and notably during systole (except in the left ventricular coronary artery). Laminar flow preserves the ...

Understand the risks of aortic aneurysm and take control of your health. Learn from an expert about the causes, symptoms, and ...

Black, Hispanic and Asian and Pacific Islander patients face higher costs when undergoing emergency surgeries compared to white patients, a recent UCLA study found. The study, published in the June ...

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 ...

2 21 The first branchial arch artery forms at a crown–rump length of ~1.3 mm. It regresses by 4 mm, with the remnant forming the mandibular artery that accompanies the superior petrosal nerve and ...

Members of Connections AAA and community members stand in front of the Connections AAA office during a ribbon cutting in 2024. (CNA photo by NICK PAULY) In the first of what could become an annual ...

Reintervention was defined as any unplanned surgery related to the aneurysm, device, or target artery. For patients undergoing more than one reintervention, each intervention was considered an ...