In five independent studies fibrous thickening of the arterioles and arteries were studied microscopically in men who died and came to autopsy. The locations were the trachea and main bronchi, the ...

AS A result of Goldblatt's studies on experimental hypertension, reported in 1937, 1 there has been a revival of interest and investigation in renal-artery occlusion as a cause of hypertension in man.

Some patients with blockages in the heart's major arteries can still lead normal lives, basically performing all their everyday activities with no major limitations posed by their disease. But how?

Distal peripheral microembolism is caused by embolization of atherosclerotic debris into small arteries and arterioles. The recent advances in endovascular technique have been met with a gradual ...

Among humans, the heart is the first organ that develops in the embryo, with vessels emerging in the third week and blood being circulated after thirty days. This is essential for the maintenance of ...

A grid of small arteries at the surface of the brain redirects flow and widens at critical points to restore blood supply to tissue starved of nutrients and oxygen following a stroke, a study ...