What Do Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure Numbers Mean? When you check your blood pressure, you get two numbers. The first, or top, number, is called systolic blood pressure. The second, or ...

This reduces the volume of blood that needs to pass through your blood vessels, which lowers your blood pressure. In certain situations, your body makes hormones called catecholamines. These ...

can dramatically improve patient outcomes after an acute ischemic stroke caused by a blockage in a large blood vessel, it did not improve outcomes in patients with blockages in medium-sized vessels.

That lowers blood pressure by reducing the total fluid in your blood vessels, almost like a garden hose that's not turned on all the way. Types of diuretics Your doctor has a few different choices ...

Environmental biologists tested the effects of microplastics on the brains of young male mice, taking pictures of the blood vessels in their brains and observing their behavior. They found a new ...

Many blood blisters in the mouth develop when blood vessels just below the skin rupture. The blood from the blood vessel gets trapped under the skin, causing a blood blister to form. A rare ...

Recent studies uncovered an association between anxiety disorders and the impaired functioning of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), a protective layer comprised of endothelial cells that regulates ...

Importantly, the major biomechanical properties of the heart and circulatory system, including cardiac contraction, ventriculo-vascular coupling, large artery stiffness, and microvasculature ...

French ship owner Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has selected SALT as the naval architect and Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Company (ZPMC) as the shipyard for the construction of three new service ...

What is a blood transfusion? A blood transfusion involves receiving donated blood or blood parts into your body through one of your blood vessels. A needle is put into a vein, often in the arm. The ...

Balloon angioplasty, also known as percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA), is a minimally invasive procedure done to widen narrowed or obstructed blood vessels. The procedure accesses a blood ...