MANILA, Philippines — A total of 19 Chinese warships and China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels were monitored in the major maritime features in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) last February. Armed Forces of ...

Very low blood pressure. The structure of the blood vessels can be easily compared when they are seen in this cross-section (not to scale).

The abdominal aorta is a large artery in your belly that carries blood from the heart to the lower part of the body. In early fetal development, it forms from two smaller blood vessels, called the ...

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a condition in which one or more of the arteries supplying blood to the body, flowing away from the heart, become blocked or partially blocked. This often reduces ...

The evidence supporting the efficacy of exercise therapy for patients with PAD dates back to 1966 when 6 months of unsupervised intermittent walking exercise was demonstrated to improve time walked to ...