blood vessel

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High-risk diabetes included people who had the condition for at least 10 years, required daily insulin, or had diabetes-related small blood vessel damage.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

It found the death rate increased among patients who had severe heart attacks, which refers to when a blood vessel that feeds the heart is completely blocked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Sue Howell, from Bilston, died from a pulmonary embolism, a clot in the blood vessel connecting the heart with the lungs.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

So far, Lee's model includes only endothelial cells -- or cells that make up the lining of the blood vessel -- but future versions may incorporate additional cell types.

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026

But an aneurysm is when a blood vessel breaks and the blood doesn’t get to the heart muscles because it is leaking.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon