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  1. Intracranial artery dissection: Managing a life-threatening condition - Mayo Clinic

    Intracranial artery dissection (IAD) can be associated with severe clinical consequences yet have favorable outcomes when treated properly.

  2. Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Those vessels are the aorta and the pulmonary artery. The opening is needed for a baby's blood flow before birth. It moves blood away from a baby's lungs ...

  3. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Moderate alcohol intake has positive effects on heart health, but too much causes other serious health concerns

    ... arteries. Alcohol thins your blood, too, making it less likely that your arteries will form a blood clot. Moderate alcohol intake can lower inflammation ...

  4. Early detection and new therapies for carotid artery stenosis - Mayo Clinic News Network

    This narrowing is usually the result of a buildup of fatty deposits known as plaque within the arteries. Stenosis can worsen over time to completely block the ...

  5. Early Atherosclerosis Clinic in Minnesota - Overview

    Arterial function tests. These tests assess the health of the blood vessels that carry blood from your heart to your body (arteries). They will look at the ...

  6. Disease Association Among Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease-Mayo Clinic Proceedings

    If a blood clot plugs one of these arteries or blood flow decreases enough, the heart muscle — starved for oxygen — dies and a heart attack occurs. http://www.

  7. Aortic dissection - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    Uncontrolled high blood pressure (hypertension); Hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis); Weakened and bulging artery (aortic aneurysm); An aortic valve ...

  8. Heart attack prevention: Should I avoid secondhand smoke? - Mayo Clinic

    Secondhand smoke makes the arteries not able to widen. This condition is called endothelial dysfunction. It's associated with many forms of cardiovascular ...

  9. Takayasu's arteritis - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Surgical options are best performed when inflammation of the arteries has been reduced. They include: Bypass surgery. In this procedure, an artery or a vein is ...

  10. Study supports the use of plaque imaging in the evaluation of patients with acute retinal artery occlusion - Mayo Clinic

    ... arteries in control patients (P = 0.005). In arteries with IPH , there was no difference in the mean degree of carotid artery stenosis between the RAO and ...