The Venous System The veins constitute a reservoir for the blood supply, not merely a system of passive conduits. They constrict and dilate actively, thus maintaining a satisfactory distribution of ...

The human circulatory system shares several fundamental principles with closed-loop fluid transport systems commonly used in industrial applications. In both cases, a pump generates the driving force ...

(A) Compression. Pancreatic cysts compress the splenic vein, increasing venous flow in the gastric veins and forming varices. Other causes of compression include pancreatic NET, lymphoma, SAA, ...

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 ...

Interv Cardiol. 2012;4(5):527-536. The venous anatomy of the lower leg is made up of two axial systems, a superficial and a deep venous system. The superficial system lies above the muscle fascia in ...

Chronic Venous Insufficiency affects nearly 40% of the U.S. population, yet this circulatory condition creates particularly challenging health disparities for African Americans who experience more ...

When you start feeling under the weather, you might reach to the sides of your neck (just like your parents used to) to see if you have inflamed lymph nodes. Even if you know nothing else about the ...