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A puncture made in the wall of an artery. An incision into, or a needle puncture of, the wall of an artery. This is most often performed as a diagnostic procedure in the course of arteriography or cardiac catheterization. It may also be required for embolectomy. Surgical division or opening of an artery.  

The act of stitching an artery.  

Plastic surgery to make good a damaged or blocked artery. Surgical reconstruction of an artery; for example, in the treatment of aneurysms. Repair or reconstruction of an artery. A surgical procedure to treat an aneurysm or create a new pathway within the walls of an aneurysm.  

A disease of an artery. Any disease of the arteries.  

The work of taking X-ray photographs of arteries after injection with an opaque dye. A method of examining the arteries using X-rays and an infusion of a radio-opaque dye solution. An X-ray study of the structure of one or more arteries and other nearby blood vessels after injection of contrast medium. Visualization of blood vessels…

The surgical removal of an artery or part of an artery. Surgical excision of an artery or part of an artery. This may be performed as a diagnostic procedure (for example, to take an arterial biopsy in the diagnosis of arteritis) or during reconstruction of a blocked artery. The surgical extraction of an artery or…

A haemorrhage of bright red blood from an artery.  

The blocking of an artery by a blood clot.  

Bleeding from an artery, with the blood bright red and coming in spurts. Applying pressure to the artery between the wound and the heart can stop it. Bleeding in spurts of bright red blood, from an artery.  

Something which is made or introduced artificially.