The anterior tibial artery is located in the lower leg, running from the popliteal fossa just behind the knee down along the tibia and fibula, the major bones of the lower leg. It is a branch of the ...

More tests showed that her left circumflex artery "had a 99% blockage." A piece of plaque that had built up in the artery had detached, blocking nearly all blood flow. "They told my family I was ...

Introduction: The internal thoracic artery is commonly used as a graft in coronary artery bypass grafting. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether papaverine prevents vasoconstriction caused by ...

“This suggests that radial puncture and its related vasospasm is a major challenge ... “The ability to access the radial artery appeared to be more difficult. The radial artery is smaller ...

Department of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China Left main coronary artery (LMCA) spasm is an exceedingly rare but potentially fatal condition. We present ...

Just a month after trial results appeared to dampen prospects for the use of intra-arterial thrombolysis on top of stroke thrombectomy in patients with large-vessel occlusions (LVOs), two new trials ...

Background and Purpose: Transcranial Doppler (TCD) has been widely used to predict cerebral vasospasm in subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) patients by monitoring the mean flow velocity (MFV) of major ...

The Comaneci device is typically utilized with cerebral aneurysm coiling interventions or treatment of intracranial arterial vasospasm. Our case demonstrates a novel approach of rapid ...

Cerebral vasospasm (CVS), a serious complication following subarachnoid ... Additionally, oxyhemoglobin can increase and activate voltage-gated calcium channels in cerebral arterial smooth muscle ...

What is a prostatic artery embolization? Prostatic artery embolization (PAE) is a minimally invasive treatment that helps improve lower urinary tract symptoms caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia ...

Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is a noninvasive 3D imaging test that identifies plaque and blockages or narrowing (stenosis) of the coronary arteries. During the test, a dye is ...