Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body, carrying oxygen-rich blood from the heart to every organ and tissue. It begins at the left ventricle, ...

the artery can become completely blocked, leading to serious health implications like heart attack and brain stroke. But do you know long before such health emergencies occur, the body shows a ...

Medically reviewed by Jordana Haber Hazan, MD The abdominal aorta is a large artery in your belly that carries blood from the ...

"All these new tests examine function and anatomy beautifully ... "But with CTA, we can rule in or rule out significant heart disease and artery disease, or congenital abnormalities -- and ...

"And if we know the development pathways of these important arteries, then we can perhaps regrow them by reintroducing these pathways in a diseased heart." Several coronary arteries deliver blood ...

The findings, which link this gene to heart artery patterning ... CXCL12 drives natural variation in coronary artery anatomy across diverse populations. Cell. 2025;188(7):1784-1806.e22. doi: 10.1016/j ...

Coronary artery disease, CAD, is a condition where the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle become clogged and narrow, making it difficult for blood and oxygen to reach the muscles of ...