At the hospital he was diagnosed with a ruptured arteriovenous malformation (AVM), a tangle of blood vessels that connects arteries and veins in the ... that a hit to the head by a soccer ball ...

The carotid arteries and jugular veins are major blood vessels located ... Damage to the jugular interferes with the blood flow from the head to the heart, causing dizziness or headaches.

Atherosclerosis, or "hardening of the arteries," is a vascular disease (disease of the arteries and veins). Carotid artery disease is similar to coronary artery disease, in which blockages occur in ...