Normal tissue function depends on adequate supply of oxygen through blood vessels. Understanding how blood vessels form has become a principal, yet challenging, objective of the last decade.

according to the Journal of Thoracic Disease. Here's what you need to know about what bypass surgery entails and who might need this procedure. Bypass surgery redirects blood vessels around ...

Since arterial blood flow is pulsatile and arterial vessel walls are compliant, pulsatile changes in blood volume occur in the thoracic arterial system, predominantly in the aorta, as a result of ...

Dr Jeremy London, a cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon in Georgia, warned against alcohol-based mouthwashes because there is evidence it can raise your blood pressure. He said that these mouthwashes ...