To supply oxygenated blood to the back of the heart, the posterior descending artery branches off from one of those main arteries. For an estimated 80% of humans, that artery comes from the right main ...

From there, it branches into arteries that supply blood to your arms, legs, and other vital organs. Most aortic birth defects, when detected early and managed appropriately, can be corrected to ...

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) – 15 years ago, disaster struck at the Upper Big Branch Mine. Remembering the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster 14 years later Explosions tore through the mine, killing 29 people and ...

Joe Main can tell you the exact moment he found out. The head — at the time — of the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration, Main could tell from the look on MSHA Acting Deputy Administrat ...

Stanley "Goose" Stewart says he survived the Upper Big Branch mine explosion by running for the entrance through flying debris. 29 of his coworkers died that day. He hasn't stepped foot in a coal mine ...

Aortic coarctation is a fatal cardiovascular disease. For Stanford type B aortic coarctation, aortic endovascular isolation (TEVAR) is currently the treatment of choice and is far less invasive than ...

The type of discomfort varies, but some of the common sensations include: Dull/aching pain at rest and during everyday activities Pain that radiates along the front of the shoulder and the outside of ...

Most cases of pseudoaneurysm are iatrogenic in nature and occur as a result of attempted cannulation of the internal jugular or subclavian veins for central ... trunk arises laterally from the ...

Dirlei Da luz Da Silva was wanted by Brazilian authorities for failing to appear to serve his 12 year, 10-month sentence for drug trafficking, ICE said. Da Silva was originally arrested last year by U ...

Older patients (≥80 years of age) were under‐represented in randomized trials of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT). In the large Florida Stroke Registry (FSR), we aimed to evaluate the characteristics ...