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, ...

"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 ...

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

"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 ...

A heart attack can strike without warning, and one of the leading culprits is clogged arteries. This silent condition builds up over time, often without ...

A small study found that fatty buildup in the blood vessels of the neck (carotid arteries) may contain 50 times or more micronanoplastics -- minuscule bits of plastic -- compared to arteries free of ...