Phlebitis: A swelling of veins, phlebitis can cause pain, tenderness, or swelling in the affected area as well as warmth and ...

A blood clot in a blood vessel of an arm or leg vein can cause swelling of that affected limb. This swelling—known as edema—is caused by a blood clot blocking blood flow through the blood vessel.

Each 2.54 square centimetre (a square inch) of human skin has six metres (20ft) of blood vessels. Veins hold about 65 per cent of the body's blood and have one-way valves tohelp blood move.

A young woman born with a rare condition has been using social media to spark conversations about physical differences. Olivia Klopchin has been showing viewers what it’s like to live with vascular ...

In summary, this study shows that prolonged sitting can reduce the ability of the forearm’s small blood vessels to function ...

Deep vein thrombosis is an abnormal clot within a vessel where the congealing of blood blocks the flow through ... in legs but also can happen in the arms, like Wembanyama’s right shoulder.

The interaction between the brain and the vascular system could hold the key to lowering disease risk. According to the ...

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a clot in a vein deep inside your leg. Sometimes a clot gets loose and travels through a blood vessel ... Swelling in the belly or arms Bleeding in your digestive ...