Those arteries, veins, and capillaries must be cared for, maintained, and, if necessary, repaired. Vascular surgeons specialize in diagnosing and treating major emergencies in the vascular system ...
Advanced imaging scans have revealed a network of fluid-filled structures along arteries and veins within the brain, researchers reported Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
They’re typically clipped on a fingertip. Before pulse oximeters were widely adopted in the 1980s, the only way to gauge a patient’s blood oxygen saturation was to draw blood from their arterial vein, ...