“If the varicose veins are associated with chronic venous insufficiency or from poor blood flow back to the heart from ...

Portal vein blood flow accounts for 75% of total hepatic blood flow, with the hepatic artery accounting for the remainder. As a result, portal vein occlusion may have significant consequences for ...

Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a blood clot of the portal vein, also known as the hepatic portal vein. A PVT blocks the blood flow from the intestines to the liver. Although it is treatable, PVT can ...

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Do your legs feel good in the morning but become increasingly swollen, heavy and tired as the day goes on? Your veins may be the culprit. Venous (vein) insufficiency, also known as vein disease, is a ...

If you've noticed a heaviness or aching in your legs by the end of the day, you might be experiencing a common condition often passed down in families.

Engineers have developed a prosthetic vein valve to help improve the lives of those suffering from a condition known as chronic venous insufficiency. The valve was designed to replace damaged, ...

More than 4 million people worldwide have end-stage kidney disease that requires hemodialysis, a treatment in which a machine ...

Humans have been harnessing the power of flowing water for thousands of years, but scaling the concept down to a size small enough to turn our veins into tiny power plants is something else altogether ...

The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) has introduced a high-flow bending technique to treat excessive blood flow in vein among dialysis patients. This innovative ...

Portal vein thrombosis means that there is a blood clot in the portal vein. This vein carries blood to the liver. A clot can fully or partially block the portal vein, as well as blood flow to the ...