The kidneys are supplied with blood by the renal arteries, direct major branches of the abdominal aorta. These enter and divide into multiple levels to form a highly specialized and uniform ...

Renal Denervation Back on Track. Kirtane told TCTMD that with these findings in mind, he would expect devices to evolve to be able to ablate some of these smaller accessory arteries. “We need to ...

The arteries operate under higher pressure than other blood vessels, so they are typically thicker and more elastic. In this article, we explore the anatomy, function, and types of arteries ...

The glomerulus filters blood, which enters the kidneys through the renal arteries and leaves through the renal veins. The kidneys are relatively small organs, but they receive 20% to 25% of the ...

ANY artery in the body has the potential of dilating abnormally if weakness develops in the artery wall. If this dilatation is of significant degree, the lesion is described as an aneurysm.