The aorta, the body's main artery, is being given a special honour of the medical world: recognition as an independent human organ. "This is a big step," says Martin Czerny from the Freiburg ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Alan Thicke's death certificate states the actor died of a ruptured aorta. Thicke's death certificate was released Wednesday, two days after the actor was buried in a Santa Barbara ...

Medically reviewed by Anisha Shah, MD Key Takeaways The abdominal aorta carries blood from the heart to organs in the lower body.It splits into the right and left common iliac arteries near the pelvis ...

LOS ANGELES - Alan Thicke died after his aorta artery tore then ruptured last week, according to his death certificate released Wednesday. The details emerged after the "Growing Pains" star died Dec.

ONE hundred and ninety saddle emboli at the aortic bifurcation have been reported to date. To these we are adding 3 cases, making a total of 193. Two of our 3 patients were treated by embolectomy, and ...

Scientists have discovered that feeding mice with microplastics increases plaque buildup in the arteries of male mice.

Medically reviewed by Oliver Eng, MD Key Takeaways The subclavian artery carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the ...

The brachial artery is the chief artery supplying blood to the arm, forearm, and hand. It supplies the tissues of the upper limb with oxygen and nutrients. Two terminal brachial artery branches, the ...