arteries

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The analysis showed that narrowing of large arteries was not associated with lacunar stroke or with small vessel disease.

From Science Daily • Jul. 3, 2026

My favorite Father’s Day gifts are a terrible breakfast concocted by my daughters and an afternoon at the smoker where no one mentions what the ribs are doing to my arteries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

At the time, he wrote in his column for the Sunday Times that "of the arteries feeding my heart with nourishing blood, one was completely blocked and the second of three was heading that way."

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

An angiogram revealed some abnormalities in his arteries, and Hugh was then diagnosed with cardiovascular disease and told he needed triple bypass surgery, an operation to improve blood flow to the heart.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

He would have to go over these again to put blue mass in the arteries.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck