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arterial circulation Etymology: Gk, arteria + L, circulare, to go around the movement of blood through the arteries directed away from the heart to the tissues, as opposed to venous circulation away from the tissues to the heart. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In the undiagnosed group, it is often because they do not tell their health professional, or they have already developed sufficient collateral arterial circulation to counteract the narrowing of their leg arteries. A common right to left shunt can allow venous blood, unfiltered and unmanaged by the lungs, to enter the arterial circulation of the brain, possibly triggering a cerebral event or brain attack. Thrombus-in-transit causing paradoxical embolism in cerebral and coronary arterial circulation. |
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