All blood vessels are specifically structured to perform their function. For example, a capillary is microscopically thin to allow gases to exchange, the arteries are tough and flexible to cope ...
The cause of heart disease is generally clogged arteries. These blood vessels can be blocked by fatty plaque that contains calcium, cholesterol, and other substances that circulate in the blood.
Atherosclerosis (hardening of your blood vessels due to a buildup of plaques made from fat, cholesterol, calcium, and other substances) causes coronary artery disease (CAD) and peripheral artery ...
The clogging of arteries is known as Atherosclerosis ... is caused by a pileup of fatty deposits within our vital blood vessels. It can trigger severe health issues like heart attacks or strokes ...
Both stable and unstable angina occur when the arteries (blood vessels) become narrow or blocked during CAD. The severity of symptoms varies for these types of angina. Stable angina, or angina ...
Direct flow measurements through the left vertebral artery were not attempted since this would have required unwarrantable dissection of this vessel. The flow was therefore indirectly determined ...
St. Luke’s University Health Network’s interventional cardiology team recently debuted the Abbott PressureWire X, the tiniest device ever made for measuring the health and function of the ...