Heart disease isn't always obvious, and sometimes you have little to no warning leading up to a catastrophic event.

A widow maker heart attack occurs when a blood clot or plaque completely blocks the left anterior descending (LAD) artery, one of the arteries around the heart. The medical term for a widow maker ...

A heart attack is when the heart's blood supply becomes obstructed or blocked. This occurs due to plaque or blood clot forming and stopping the blood from flowing any further into the affected ...

Even a mild infection with COVID-19 can promote clogged arteries, increasing the risk of heart attack in some people, a new study says. Infection with the COVID-19 virus is associated with rapid ...

Next, follow the ventral aorta anteriorly from the heart - no latex. Pull away tissue to expose the 5 afferent branchial arteries (Figure 5.3). Later, at end of dissection, cut heart open as described ...

T he aorta, one of the "great arteries," carries blood away from the heart to support circulation throughout the body. However, sometimes a tear in the lining of the aorta can occur, and while ...

The aorta is the main blood vessel that carries oxygen-filled blood from the heart to the rest of the body. It extends from the chest to the abdomen, where it branches (bifurcates) into the iliac ...

She had been digitalized for 6 years for known rheumatic and arteriosclerotic heart ... both iliac arteries. A 3.5-cm. incision was made longitudinally through the anterior aortic wall, directly ...

A full-thickness 1 cm strip of the anterior aortic wall was obtained at operation from all patients. The tissue was immediately divided, snap frozen, and stored at -80ºC prior to analysis.