Your body tries to clear up the inflammation, which creates a seal of fibrous material over the fatty material. Over time, this forms a hardened plaque (also known as atheroma), making your artery ...
More than 90% of people have no anatomical variation in their anterior tibial artery, but it's absent or underdeveloped in some people. Usually, the peroneal artery makes up the difference in terms of ...
Background: Peroneal artery injury following internal fixation of a calcaneal fracture is rare. The occurrence of a delayed pseudoaneurysm with an arteriovenous fistula after a peroneal artery injury ...
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 ...
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What is an aortic dissection? An aortic dissection is a tear (dissection) in the wall of the body’s main artery (aorta). The aorta sends blood from your heart to the rest of your body. A tear causes ...
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 ...