Your circulatory system is a vast network of arteries, veins, and capillaries that delivers oxygen and nutrients from your heart to the rest of your body and removes waste …
A vascular ultrasound is an imaging test used to evaluate the circulatory system — arteries, veins, and capillaries. Arteries deliver oxygenated blood to the body, veins return deoxygenated blood …
A pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blood clot that develops in one of the body’s blood vessels, often in the leg. It breaks free of its mooring and travels to an …
You probably know varicose veins on sight. They’re a network of ropy, colored protrusions that most often show up on your thighs and calves. There’s no question they’re an …
The carotid arteries carry blood filled with oxygen and nutrients from the heart to the brain. You have two such arteries, one on either side of your neck, just …
Venous insufficiency (VI) is a problem with the circulatory system that stems from the veins in your legs. Up to 40% of US adults suffer from some form of …
Venous ulcers are slow-healing open sores on the legs and feet that often arise when underlying vein disease isn’t properly treated — or treated at all. While some cases …
Peripheral artery disease (PAD), a circulatory system disease, affects over 8 million people in the United States 40 and older. The arteries that carry oxygenated blood to the body’s …
Medically referred to as telangiectasia, spider veins are small, visible veins — usually the smallest type of blood vessel, the capillaries. They’re found on the legs and sometimes on …
The carotid arteries carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the brain. You have one on each side of your neck, just below the angle of your jaw. When …