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 ...

Recent years have seen an enormous amount of experimental and clinical research into role of the pulmonary veins (PVs ... dimension to our knowledge of PV anatomy. Such work is vital for an ...

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 ...

It may exist alone or in combination with popliteal vein and/or tibial nerve compression ... demonstrated normal arterial anatomy. However, on forced plantar flexion, complete occlusion of both ...

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 ...