A single receptor in blood vessels can trigger either harmful inflammation or protective healing, but scientists have struggled to understand how this is possible. UC San Diego researchers revealed ...

The human circulatory system represents an intricate network of vessels that extends throughout the entire body. This complex arrangement of arteries, veins, and capillaries works continuously to ...

A new scanner can provide three-dimensional (3D) photoacoustic images of millimeter-scale veins and arteries in seconds. The scanner, developed by researchers at University College London (UCL), ...

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 ...

Vascular diseases affect the arteries, veins, and capillaries throughout your body. They can disrupt blood flow to various organs and tissues, causing potentially severe complications. Vascular ...

Approximately 20% of patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia have no revascularization options, leading to above-ankle amputation. Transcatheter arterialization of the deep veins is a ...

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 ...

A torn artery and a pulsating fountain of blood usually meant one thing to Army surgeons in World War I—amputation. In World War II, it may not mean any such thing. In the American Journal of Surgery ...