Tourniquet-induced hypertension (TH) is still a challenging problem, and different strategies like peripheral nerve blocks, ...

Hair tourniquets are a rare but serious condition that can occur when a strand of hair or thread wraps tightly around a body part, cutting off circulation. This condition most commonly affects ...

One major culprit is peripheral artery disease, a recurring buildup of plaque in the arteries that limits blood flow to the legs and feet. If not identified and managed properly, "PAD can lead to ...

Elsewhere in the body where tourniquets could be applied or pressure be temporarily exerted against resistant tissues, bleeding from an angioma can be controlled, but this is not true of the brain.

When we breathe in, we inhale oxygen from the air and when we breathe out, we exhale carbon dioxide, a waste gas that results from our body’s processes. Arterial blood transports oxygen to all parts ...

The effect of adjunctive middle meningeal artery embolization on the risk of treatment failure in this population remains unknown. We randomly assigned patients with symptomatic chronic subdural ...

The tourniquet was already in her purse. Ronita Oxley had bought it online after her nephews bled out in a double homicide in Prince George’s County last year. She kept it with her when she ...

Division of Interventional Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (S.-B.W., J.-M.A., D.-Y.K ...