Background: Vertebral artery dissection (VAD ... in the diagnostic assessment of patients presenting with dizziness or craniocervical pain, even in the absence of other risk factors.

Study finds lupus patients face a doubled risk of cervical artery dissection, highlighting the need for vigilant ...

NEW YORK, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Colonial Pipeline's main U.S. gasoline artery is expected to remain shut through Friday as the company continues to search for the source of a suspected leak in ...

The skirt anastomosis can be placed fairly anteriorly on the aortic arch near the level of the innominate artery to facilitate hemostasis; this anastomosis later becomes unimportant when the ...

The ECG signs showed acute myocardial infarction and she underwent coronary angiography which showed left circumflex artery dissection in the middle and distal tract, with possible proximal extension ...

The subclavian artery is a major blood vessel located in the thorax (chest area) that functions to carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart to parts of the upper body. Arteries can be found in every ...

The very rare exceptions to this are spontaneous coronary artery dissection, coronary arteritis, coronary emboli, coronary spasm, and compression by myocardial bridges. Thrombosis is also the major ...

Although the incidence was relatively low, the dissection often leads to procedure failure with increased risk of myocardial infarction and death. IACD is mainly caused by disruption of intima at the ...

The anterior tibial artery is located in the lower leg, running from the popliteal fossa just behind the knee down along the tibia and fibula, the major bones of the lower leg. It is a branch of the ...