Spinal vascular malformations, also known as spinal arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), are the result of an abnormal connection between arteries and veins that occurs within the spinal canal or ...

Blood travels around the body in tubes called arteries, veins or capillaries Arteries carry blood away from the heart towards an organ Veins carry blood from an organ towards the heart.

In order to get blood to the heart muscle of a by-pass patient more efficiently, surgeons first need to borrow veins or arteries from non-critical areas of the body and then stitch them into the ...

New research from Weill Cornell Medicine has uncovered a surprising culprit underlying cardiovascular diseases in obesity and diabetes-not the presence of certain fats, but their suppression.

Here we go! The oxygen-rich blood moves quickly inside blood vessels called arteries, which have thick walls. On its way around the body, it picks up nutrients from food that’s been processed in ...

Carotid artery disease, also called carotid artery stenosis, occurs when the carotid arteries, the main blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood to the brain, become narrowed. The narrowing of the ...