The use of radial-artery grafts for coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) may result in better postoperative outcomes than the use of saphenous-vein grafts. However, randomized, controlled trials ...

Arteries and veins are blood vessels that are responsible for transporting blood throughout the body. Blood vessels are made up of three layers: tunica intima, media, and adventitia. The tunica intima ...

The anterior femoral cutaneous vein carries oxygen-depleted blood from the capillaries of the superficial anterior thigh. It lies just underneath the frontal surface of the thigh. The anterior femoral ...

Coronary artery disease refers to hardening and narrowing of the coronary arteries as a result of atherosclerosis. This can cause angina and myocardial infarction, and result in heart failure. One ...

A 53-year-old German man became the first person to undergo a new, non-surgical technique that turned one of his coronary veins into a coronary artery to bypass a blockage, according to a special ...

In patients with paroxysmal AF originating from the PVs, extensive monitoring will frequently document coexisting paroxysms of both AT and AF. Similarly at electrophysiological evaluation, many ...

The subclavian vein is an extension of the axillary vein that originates at the outer border of the first rib. There are two such vessels within the human body – the left subclavian vein and the right ...

The circulation of blood from the heart through arteries and back through veins may seem trivial and obvious now, but William Harvey’s discovery during the 17th century was remarkable because it was ...

Coronary artery disease refers to hardening and narrowing of the coronary arteries as a result of atherosclerosis. This can cause angina and myocardial infarction, and result in heart failure. One ...