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Patency of autologous human saphenous vein coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG) is compromised by intimal thickening and superimposed atherosclerosis, caused by migration of vascular smooth muscle ...

A large blood vessel of the thigh, the femoral vein is a major pathway in which blood from the lower limbs travels on its way back to the heart. It is sometimes called the superficial femoral vein (in ...

The superior gluteal veins, also called venae gluteae superiores, are the numerous accompanying veins of the superior gluteal artery. The superior gluteal artery is the internal iliac artery’s biggest ...

Recent years have seen an enormous amount of experimental and clinical research into role of the pulmonary veins (PVs) in atrial fibrillation (AF). Advanced imaging techniques have confirmed the ...

The vaginal vein refers to the group of blood vessels located near the genitalia on the female human body. They are part of a network of blood vessels known as the vaginal venous plexus. The vaginal ...

Norwegian startup ClexBio is bioengineering human veins to implant inside a patient’s body. Together with CSEM, a Swiss R&D centre, the company has built a prototype bioreactor to grow the veins.

The circulation of blood from the heart through arteries and back through veins may seem trivial and obvious now, but William Harvey’s discovery during the 17th century was remarkable because it was ...