The posterior tibial artery (PTA) is a major artery that delivers blood to certain areas of the lower leg. It can be affected by conditions such as atherosclerosis and far less frequently, chronic ...

The dorsalis pedis artery supplies oxygenated blood to the dorsal (upper) side of the foot. It originates at the anterior tibial artery in the leg, runs across the top of the foot and ankle bones, and ...

The anatomy of vertebrobasilar perforators has been widely studied in human cadavers, with most reports found in the neurosurgical literature. These arterial perforators are extremely hard to ...

Peripheral artery disease (PAD), sometimes known as peripheral vascular disease (PVD), is a blockage of arteries in a limb, usually the leg. The blockage is most often the result of a chronic buildup ...

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The first evaluation for subclavian artery occlusive disease should always be a simple measurement of bilateral brachial artery blood pressures. A significant difference between the two ...

When there's too much LDL cholesterol in your system, it can form plaque in your arteries, which raises the risk of heart disease. It's important to lower LDL cholesterol levels to prevent clogged ...

From the Veterans Administration Hospital and the Department of Medicine and the Division of Neurological Surgery, Department of Surgery, State University of New York, Upstate Medical Center ...

Eight milligrams of triamcinolone in divided doses (2 mg. four times daily) for eight days did produce a significant decrease in mean 8-a.m. plasma 17-hydroxycorticosteroid levels (Table 1 and Fig ...

For example, a capillary is microscopically thin to allow gases to exchange, the arteries are tough and flexible to cope with high pressure blood flow and the veins contain valves to prevent the ...

He had no symptoms of heart disease. In 2023, a family friend told him about a newer, more detailed test that offered a view of the arteries without any invasive procedures. "I go in thinking I'm ...