An Australian teen almost died after a shark chomped down on his leg — and narrowly missed his femoral artery. Julian McLennan, 16, was surfing on Christmas Day afternoon when the beast attacked.

Endarterectomy, a surgical procedure that clears away blockage in an artery, is most often performed on the carotid arteries to prevent stroke. It’s an alternative to stenting and is only done ...

Hawaiian surfer Mikala Jones, 44, died Sunday after suffering an injury likely involving the femoral artery in his groin while surfing in Indonesia's Mentawai Islands.

Professional surfer Mikala Jones died Sunday after his femoral artery was severed by a surfboard fin in an accident while suffering in the Mentawai Islands. He was 44.

Metal Straw Punctures 4-Year-Old's Throat, Artery to Brain: How His Life Was Saved The freak accident highlights the danger of metal straws, especially for children, doctors say ...

Cut an incision over the artery they will operate on. Cut another incision into the artery. Sometimes insert a shunt to let blood flow around the operating area into the brain during the surgery.

“Finally, we do know that if you don’t touch the femoral artery, you’re not going to cause a complication. So transradial is the best way to prevent complications related to the femoral artery. But if ...

TCT 995: Comparison of Left Radial Versus Femoral Artery Access for Coronary Angiography and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Presenter: Mikael Zhou.

A dramatic, threefold reduction in repeat operations in patients surgically treated for chronic subdural hematoma was achieved when the artery supplying the brain covering was blocked, according ...

According to his Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines team, a new in-depth examination for his prolonged flare-ups of left leg pain revealed low blood circulation in his femoral artery, which will be ...