Objectives Ultrasound of temporal and axillary arteries may reveal vessel wall inflammation in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA). We developed a ultrasound scoring system to quantify the extent ...

An 86-year-old woman underwent an aortic valve replacement with cardiopulmonary bypass through a right axillary artery Dacron conduit. At the end of the procedure, the Dacron conduit was amputated ...

While it has been argued that axillary temperature reflects the temperature of the axillary artery, the temperature in the axilla is also influenced by skin blood flow. When the arm is adducted ...

The multidisciplinary team at WVU Medicine’s WVU Heart and Vascular Institute (HVI) has performed another world-first robotic ...

Research Questions: Evaluation of early hard outcomes in a surgical approach encompassing the following : 1) central cannulation of the right subclavian artery or the right axillary artery; 2) ...

Helmuth Duckadam, the former star Romanian goalkeeper, passed away at the age of 65 at the Military Hospital in Bucharest on ...

To find out if you have a fever, you need to take your temperature using a thermometer. Wait at least 15 minutes after eating ...

In a study published Nov. 21 in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, researchers have uncovered significant genetic connections between human language abilities and musical rhythm skills, providing ...

Hormonal changes, including those related to menstruation or breastfeeding, also may cause pain under the armpit (also called the axilla). Pressure on the muscles and other armpit structures (from ...

The abdominal aorta is a large artery in your belly that carries blood from the heart to the lower part of the body. In early fetal development, it forms from two smaller blood vessels, called the ...

In 2009, a new technique was described by Cluver and Hofmeyr.2 With this technique, a neonatal suction tube is placed under the posterior axilla as a sling, to which traction is applied. They ...