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 ...

They are the left anterior descending artery, left circumflex artery and right coronary artery. Due to various modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors, these blood vessels get clogged by ...

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) encompasses arterial disorders excluding the coronary vasculature, but in most guidelines is limited to branches of the lower aorta. 1 – 3 In this review, we will focus ...

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 ...

Abstract: Clinical scoring in X-ray coronary angiography image sequences is widely used for revascularization decision-making in cases of coronary artery disease. Accurately recognizing coronary ...

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).

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 ...