Recent years have seen an enormous amount of experimental and clinical research into role of the pulmonary veins (PVs ... dimension to our knowledge of PV anatomy. Such work is vital for an ...

All blood vessels are specifically structured to perform their function. For example, a capillary is microscopically thin to allow gases to exchange, the arteries are tough and flexible to cope ...

The vena cava is the largest vein in the body. It carries deoxygenated blood from the body back to the heart. The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood away from the right ventricle to the ...