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

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

The scans give you a score measuring the amount of calcium in your arteries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The likelihood of any given person being killed in a terrorist attack is far smaller than the likelihood that the same person will clog up his arteries with fatty food and die of heart disease.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt