NEW DELHI: The shape and size of veins and arteries on your retina can predict stroke risk almost as accurately as traditional risk factors, but without the need for invasive tests, according to a ...

An arteriovenous fistula is an incorrect connection between an artery and a vein. Typically, blood flows from arteries to capillaries and onto veins. In an arteriovenous fistula, the artery and ...

For example, a capillary is microscopically thin to allow gases to exchange, the arteries are tough and flexible to cope with high pressure blood flow and the veins contain valves to prevent the ...

A recent study published in the international journal Heart has revealed that the shape and size of veins and arteries in the retina could serve as accurate predictors of stroke risk, potentially ...

In order to get blood to the heart muscle of a by-pass patient more efficiently, surgeons first need to borrow veins or arteries from non-critical areas of the body and then stitch them into the ...

No difference was detected in distance between central points of veins and arteries bilaterally and distance between vessels was not related to age, height, or weight (p>.05). Because symmetry was ...

A new study published in the Heart journal reveals that the shape and size of veins and arteries on the retina can predict stroke risk almost as accurately as traditional methods. Examining the ...

For example, a capillary is microscopically thin to allow gases to exchange, the arteries are tough and flexible to cope with high pressure blood flow and the veins contain valves to prevent the ...