More than 430,000 Americans with heart disease require coronary artery bypass surgery each year, and up to 200,000 suffer from critical limb ischemia, or clogged arteries in the leg--one of the major causes of amputation. In the 1940s and 1950s,...

The blood vessels are part of the cardiovascular system and function to transport blood throughout the body. The most important vessels in the system are the capillaries, the microscopic vessels which enable the actual exchange of water and chemicals...

TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH NEWS By Eric Smalley - One of the main challenges to growing replacement organs is finding ways to get blood vessels to form inside the tissue before it is placed inside the body. Researchers have been remarkably successful in...

Blood Vessels Support Engineered Implants A novel combination of growth hormones and old-fashioned surgical sponges is providing a nurturing environment for genetically engineered cells in test animals, prolonging the cells' survival for unprecedented periods. The new system is allowing long-term experiments on...

Having a bad heart doesn't mean you can skip exercise, doctors said Wednesday. In fact, it may even help your heart to repair itself. Research presented at the European Society of Cardiology meeting showed that exercise sparks the creation of new heart vessels.In a small...

Having a bad heart doesn't mean you can skip exercise, doctors said Wednesday. In fact, it may even help your heart to repair itself.Research presented at the European Society of Cardiology meeting showed that exercise sparks the creation of new heart vessels.In a small study...