What is the aorta?. American Heart Association. Your aorta: The pulse of life. University of Florida Health. Aorta Anatomy. Wang X, Carpenter H, Ghayesh M, et al. A review on the biomechanical ...

Background The vertebral artery (VA) ostium (VAO) is a common stenosis site. Most patients with VAO stenosis refractory to medical treatment are treated endovascularly using stenting. To optimally ...

Damian Lillard has no timeline to return to the Milwaukee Bucks after being diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis in his right calf. Deep vein thrombosis is an abnormal clot within a vessel where ...

Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard has been diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis in his right calf, the team announced on Tuesday. He has been ruled out indefinitely and has been put on blood ...

Several of the initial cases were completed by Dr. Bennet George, Interventional Cardiologist at Vital Heart & Vein in Houston, Texas. "In my early experience, I’ve been able to consistently ...

There are 2 distinct sources that supply blood to the liver, including the following: Oxygenated blood flows in from the hepatic artery Nutrient-rich blood flows in from the hepatic portal vein The ...

The vertebral artery and spinal cord were undamaged for all cases ... This study uses the imaging characteristics of the tumors and the local anatomy of necks to resect cervical extra-intraspinal ...

Two sets of blood vessels supply blood and oxygen to the brain: the vertebral arteries and the carotid arteries. The external carotid arteries extend up the sides of your neck, and are where you can ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD The inferior vena cava (also known as IVC or the posterior vena cava) is a large vein that carries oxygen-depleted blood from the torso and lower body to ...