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Results 1 - 10 of 108 for Blood Vessels
  1. Coronary artery balloon angioplasty - series (image) 
    ... putting a needle into the femoral artery (the blood vessel that runs from the heart down the leg). ... wire is placed through the needle, into the blood vessel. Following this step, the guide wire is left ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100160_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Vasoconstriction (image) 
    Vasoconstriction is constriction or narrowing of a blood vessel. When a blood vessel constricts, the flow of blood is restricted or slowed. Medications may be used to treat vasoconstriction or to cause ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/8983.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Blood clot formation (image) 
    ... normally occurs when there is damage to a blood vessel. Platelets immediately begin to adhere to the cut ... the inside of the wound. Eventually, the cut blood vessel heals and the blood clot dissolves after a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19462.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Thromboangiitis obliterans (image) 
    ... a disorder that leads to obstruction of the blood vessels of the hands and feet. The blood vessels become constricted or totally obstructed because of the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/18089.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Hemangioma excision (image) 
    ... hemangioma is a non-cancerous (benign) growth of blood vessels. They are the most common benign blood vessel (vascular) growths in infants and children. Most resolve ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9387.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Vascular headaches (image) 
    ... common vascular headache. Vascular headaches are caused by blood vessel abnormalities, which by turn constrict and open blood vessels in the head.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19224.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Effects of age on blood pressure (image) 
    Blood vessels become less elastic with age. The average blood pressure increases from 120/70 to 150/90 ... may persist slightly high, even if treated. The blood vessels respond more slowly to a change in body ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/8693.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Skin layers (image) 
    ... skin is exposed to a cold temperature, the blood vessels in the dermis constrict. This allows the blood ... exposed to. Body heat is conserved since the blood vessels are not diverting heat to the skin anymore. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/8912.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Kidney - blood and urine flow (image) 
    This is the typical appearance of the blood vessels (vasculature) and urine flow pattern in the kidney. The blood vessels are shown in red and the urine flow pattern in yellow.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1704.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Hemorrhoid surgery - series (image) 
    ... anus. Hemorrhoids are "cushions" of tissue filled with blood vessels at the junction of the rectum and the ... at its base, to prevent bleeding from the blood vessels within the hemorrhoid, then it is removed surgically. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100026_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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