arteries

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Today, blocked coronary arteries are often reopened quickly, and patients also receive powerful therapies such as statins, antiplatelet drugs, and other evidence-based treatments.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

A blood-red tree descends, its skeletal branches and ropy roots suggesting veins and arteries.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Shortly after parliament enacted the infrastructure bill, red and white barriers began popping up across the capital, shutting down vital arteries.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

I knew her, anyone who has driven through the two main arteries of Los Angeles knows her.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

In their back pockets, they had the arteries of the state, the rivers and streams, the creeks, and the ponds and the reservoirs that created its valleys of life.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols