The Society of Thoracic Surgeons rating system is considered ... 95.8% absence of major morbidity, 99.9% use of internal mammary artery and a 99.7% receipt of required perioperative medications ...

A discussion of a challenging case of renal artery denervation for resistant hypertension. Hypertension (HTN) is estimated to ...

This can cause a blockage in an artery known as a pulmonary embolism ... professor and chairman of the department of cardiovascular thoracic surgery at the West Virginia University Heart and ...

The aorta is the largest artery in the body to which all other major arteries ... it can lead to life-threatening severe internal bleeding and other serious complications. Aortic atherosclerosis: This ...

Imagine a network so vast it could circle the earth twice, that’s the magnitude of your vascular system  ̶ 100,000 kilometres ...

while peripheral artery disease (PAD) risks pain or even amputation by starving limbs of blood, leading to severe internal bleeding. 4,5 These conditions can often develop silently, and if left ...

Strokes caused by an artery tear are landing five times as many Americans in the hospital these days, a new study says. Cervical artery dissection involves a small tear in the inner lining of an ...

BACKGROUND: High-volume physical activity (PA) is associated with a higher prevalence of subclinical coronary artery disease ...

In 2024, researchers in Italy reported finding micronanoplastics in plaque from some people without symptoms who underwent surgery to remove carotid artery plaque. Symptoms caused by carotid ...

BACKGROUND: Elevated plasma levels of Lp(a) [lipoprotein(a)] are a causal risk factor for coronary heart disease and stroke ...