arterial blood

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Blockage of arterial blood vessels caused by atherosclerosis is largely responsible for heart attacks and strokes, which are the most common causes of death worldwide.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2024

She sent him to the hospital for an arterial blood gas draw.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2024

The left ventricle supplies most organs, the extremities, and the brain with oxygen-rich arterial blood.

From Science Daily • Oct. 5, 2023

Figure 20.37 shows an ECG of the lead II potential and a graph of the corresponding arterial blood pressure.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

The black vomit is not really black; it is a speckled liquid of two colors, black and red, a stew of tarry granules mixed with fresh red arterial blood.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston