Hemodialysis vascular access dysfunction is the single most important cause of morbidity in the hemodialysis population. The annual cost of vascular access-related morbidity in the US exceeds $1 ...

Adults hospitalized with undifferentiated dyspnea had shorter stays and lower hospitalization costs if they received an ...

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Human brains are complicated - the most complicated thing in the known universe, many people say. So far we understand little - just that certain regions of the brain appear to be involved in certain ...

Venous reflux disease (VRD) occurs when veins do not properly return blood to the heart. Health experts refer to it as chronic venous insufficiency (CVI). VRD most commonly affects the legs and can ...

When blood vessels, which carry blood throughout your body, get injured, clots form to stop the bleeding. As you heal, your body should absorb the clots as they dissolve. However, sometimes these ...

Background A 29-year-old woman presented with chest pressure, progressive dyspnea, fatigue, and swelling of her face, neck and upper extremities. Four days earlier, she had undergone a procedure for ...

Background: The incidence of persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) in the general population is estimated to be between 0.3% and 0.5%, which equates to approximately 1 in every 200 to 325 healthy ...

A seven-week ultrasound is not always performed, but it can help confirm the pregnancy and determine the due date. You can usually hear the heartbeat during a seven-week ultrasound. A seven-week ...