FIGURE 1. Representation of the histological structure of the vascular wall of arteries and veins. Arteries present a relatively thick tunica media and more VSMCs, whereas veins show a larger tunica ...

With that said, the procedure is not performed on vessels that are structurally unsound. In addition, balloon angioplasty cannot be performed on arteries or veins smaller than 1.5 millimeters (0.06 ...

An arteriovenous fistula is an incorrect connection between an artery and a vein. Typically, blood flows from arteries to capillaries and onto veins. In an arteriovenous fistula, the artery and ...

What is carotid angioplasty and stenting? Angioplasty and stenting is a procedure to improve the blood flow in an artery or vein. The carotid artery is a large artery running along each side of your ...

Normal artery is made up of three layers from outside inwards: tunica adventitia, tunica media and tunica intima. The internal elastic lamina intervenes between the tunica intima and tunica media ...

Retinal blood vessel morphological abnormalities are generally associated with cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and systemic diseases, automatic artery/vein (A/V) classification is particularly ...