A new blood vessel-like coating could make medical devices including catheters and stents safer for millions of patients, ...

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 ...

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.

Cardiovascular disease is a group of conditions that affect your heart and blood vessels. It's sometimes also called heart disease. Conditions that affect your heart and blood vessels can include ...

ACE inhibitors are drugs that widen blood vessels to improve the amount of blood your heart pumps and lower blood pressure. Here are several handy tips on how to incorporate the Dietary Approaches ...

Understanding this link between muscles and blood vessels could lead to new treatments that benefit both skeletal muscle and heart health," said Camilla Ferreira Wenceslau, Ph.D., corresponding ...

In exploratory case studies, researchers demonstrated how the scanner visualized vessels with a corkscrew-like structure in patients with suspected PVD and mapped new blood vessel formation driven ...

Inhibition of CDK6 may prevent arteriovenous malformations in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia by regulating endothelial ...

For breast tumours to grow, they need a blood supply and so they look to attract the growth of nearby blood vessels. As well as providing the cancer cells with the oxygen and nutrients they need, this ...

Vascular disease, damage of blood vessels, and their resulting consequences, heart attack and stroke, are among the leading causes of death in the general population. In patients with inflammatory ...

University of B.C. researchers have developed a coating that could make medical devices safer for millions of patients, ...

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 ...