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Tangled blood vessels in the brain affect typical blood flow in this rare condition. Learn more.
An inflammation of the blood vessels, vasculitis may thicken and weaken blood vessel walls. If blood flow is restricted, organ damage can occur.
... blood vessels are leaky. When new blood vessels are needed — such as to feed a growing tumor — VEGF loosens up endothelial cells so new vessels can sprout.
Blood flow avoids tiny blood vessels (capillaries) and moves directly from an artery into a vein. Arteriovenous fistulas usually occur in the legs but can ...
... blood vessels. Small vessel disease may also be called: Coronary microvascular disease; Microvascular endothelial dysfunction. Small vessel disease is ...
Arteriosclerosis occurs when the blood vessels that carry oxygen and nutrients from the heart to the rest of the body (arteries) become thick and stiff ...
Vasodilators are medicines that open, also called dilate, blood vessels. Vasodilators affect the muscles in the walls of the arteries and veins.
High blood pressure is one of the most common causes of kidney failure. Damage to the eyes. High blood pressure can damage the tiny, delicate blood vessels that ...
The disease also can affect the lungs and upper respiratory tract. Wegener's granulomatosis is a form of vasculitis — an inflammation of blood vessel walls.
Oxygen-rich blood usually enters the spinal cord through arteries, which branch into smaller blood vessels (capillaries). The spinal cord uses the oxygen from ...
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