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 ...

Your cardiovascular system consists of your heart, blood vessels, and blood. Together, they are a liquid transport network. This system delivers oxygen and nutrients to your body and picks up waste ...

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a preventable but serious medical condition where blood clots form in your veins. Most often, these clots are in your lower leg, thigh, or pelvis. They can sometimes ...

As the central part of the circulatory system, the heart is responsible for pumping blood, supplying oxygen and nutrients, and removing metabolic waste such as carbon dioxide from all the tissues in ...

A team of London scientists have taken a major step in making the use of artificial veins and arteries in coronary bypass grafts a reality. Researchers have developed artificial graft tissue by ...

Patients undergoing heart bypass surgery lived longer and had better outcomes when surgeons used a segment of an artery from their arm, called the radial artery, instead of a vein from their leg, ...

Cynthia Elford had recently lost her left leg to Type 1 diabetes, after a sunburned big toe turned nearly black and forced an amputation. Now, Elford was being told the same thing was happening in her ...

In patients with peripheral artery disease but no diabetes, metformin did not improve 6-minute walk distance or any other ...

An arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is an abnormal joining of an artery and a vein. If an AVF is affecting health, early treatment can help prevent complications. An AVF occurs if an artery connects to a ...

Did you know nearly half of adults with high blood pressure are women and many don’t know their blood pressure numbers are high? Although gender doesn’t determine risk, health events throughout a ...