Arteries and veins are the major blood vessels in your body. Arteries carry blood from the heart, while veins carry blood to the heart. Arteries and veins are two of the body’s main types of ...

Small studies in the 1980s showed a trend toward benefit in managing perforating ocular injuries with vitrectomy. [10–12] The largest series is from Martin et al [1] who reviewed 51 eyes with ...

In a significant number of patients, there is no demonstrable truncal saphenous reflux and varicosities are the result of isolated perforating and nonsaphenous vein incompetence. The clinical and ...

Varicose veins frequently occur, especially in individuals who spend substantial time either sitting or standing. Compression socks, a particular type of hosiery, can assist in relieving symptoms ...

A certain puzzle in the Sulfurous Veins area in Natlan rewards players with one Common Chest and one Precious Chest. While the Common Chest can be seen in plain sight, the Precious Chest is hidden ...

Figure 1. The retinal artery merges into the internal carotid artery; the retinal vein merges into the cavernous sinus and finally into the internal jugular vein; the ophthalmic nerves continue ...

When we strain to have a bowel movement, that elevation in our intra-abdominal pressure gets transmitted downward to the veins of our lower extremities. Photo / 123RF Varicose veins are engorged ...

How can I stop varicose veins from getting worse? Do compression socks actually work? Varicose veins are engorged, serpentine veins that look like knots and appear most often in our legs.

Venous stasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that is caused by the pooling of blood in your legs. This condition affects people who have chronic venous insufficiency, a condition where their ...

Deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap is one of the most common breast reconstruction procedures done after a mastectomy (breast removal surgery). If you are having this procedure, ...