Inside you, there is an amazing network of blood vessels, the tubes that carry blood all around your body. Every part of the body needs oxygen, food and water. The blood vessels are a bit like ...

Blood vessels close to the skin are shown in blue; those located deeper are in green. 09:35 For the breast reconstruction surgery, a skin flap was taken from her abdomen using the map.

Purpura and petechiae are spots of skin discoloration that occur when small blood vessels under the skin break and bleed. The main difference between the two is their appearance. Purpura and ...

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Sometimes your blood vessel wall may have gotten weak for a different reason. Aneurysms there are serious, while those in other areas, such as your leg, can be less hazardous. The most serious ...

Scientists have discovered that non-cancer cells that wrap around blood vessels — called ‘pericytes’ — are helping breast cancer cells enter the bloodstream and spread around the body through the ...

There are two types of stroke. Ischemic stroke is similar to a heart attack, except it occurs in the blood vessels of the brain. Clots can form in the brain's blood vessels, in blood vessels ...

An AVF may be present from birth, or occur through traumatic injury or blood vessel damage during a medical procedure. An AVF is also a common part of dialysis treatment to allow access to the ...

How can you even know how much blood vessel plaque you have in the first place? Here, cardiologists share everything you need ...