arteries
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Emergency surgery removed a blood clot that was blocking 90% of one of her arteries, and she was told by doctors she was lucky to be alive.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
High blood pressure develops when the force of blood pushing through the arteries stays consistently elevated.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
The scans give you a score measuring the amount of calcium in your arteries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Unlike high cholesterol, which presents an increased risk of heart disease, calcium in the arteries of the heart is the actual presence of disease.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Their veins and arteries have been injected with colored rubber, blue for the veins, purple for the arteries, so we can see that their blood systems are connected.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
