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CAROTID, SURGERY. Photo essay from hospital. Photo essay at Alleray_Labrouste clinic, Paris, France. Department of vascular s...
CAROTID, SURGERY. Photo essay from hospital. Photo essay at Alleray_Labrouste clinic, Paris, France. Department of vascular surgery. Operating room. Carotid endarterectomy is the ablation of an atherosclerosis at the level of the carotid bifurcation. The athero





ARTERIAL ANGIOPLASTY, RESULT. ARTERIAL ANGIOPLASTY, RESULT Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty.Vascular surgery that a angi...
ARTERIAL ANGIOPLASTY, RESULT. ARTERIAL ANGIOPLASTY, RESULT Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty.Vascular surgery that a angiographic-controlled balloon to enlarge the blood vessel´s diameter. Here, angiography of femoral artery. Stenosed arteries (at left) was opened (at right).





HEART SURGERY. Photo essay at Necker hospital in Paris, France. Chain of Hope NGO has the aim to save the children severely i...
HEART SURGERY. Photo essay at Necker hospital in Paris, France. Chain of Hope NGO has the aim to save the children severely ill, condamned in their own country by lack of human, technical or financial means and offer the destituted children the ressources to





PULMONARY EMBOLISM RADIO. PULMONARY EMBOLISM RADIO Blood clot at lung level, at the left lower lobe. X-ray, frontal view.





COLON, DRAWING. COLON, DRAWING The colon and its vascularization. The large intestine is composed of the caecum, the colon as...
COLON, DRAWING. COLON, DRAWING The colon and its vascularization. The large intestine is composed of the caecum, the colon ascending, transverse, descending and sigmoid colon, the rectum and the anal canal. The colon is irriguated by the superior and inferior mesenteric arteries, derivated from the abdominal aorta, and by their branches. See. images 1008407 for the colon and its vascularization on a white background, 1008707 and 1008807 on a masculine silhouette, 1008507 and 1008607 on a feminin





VENA CAVA, ANGIOGRAPHY. VENA CAVA, ANGIOGRAPHY Healthy inferior vena cava, right and left common iliac veins, visualized by a...
VENA CAVA, ANGIOGRAPHY. VENA CAVA, ANGIOGRAPHY Healthy inferior vena cava, right and left common iliac veins, visualized by abdominal phlebography in front view.





ARTERIAL ANGIOPLASTY, RESULT. ARTERIAL ANGIOPLASTY, RESULT A coronary stent is a a tiny, stainless steel coil or mesh tube th...
ARTERIAL ANGIOPLASTY, RESULT. ARTERIAL ANGIOPLASTY, RESULT A coronary stent is a a tiny, stainless steel coil or mesh tube that is inserted into an artery to form a rigid support which holds the artery open after balloon angioplasty. 3D CT scan. The icon at the bottom-right indicates the image´s perspective: A : anterior, P : posterior, R : right, L : left, F : foot (viewed from below), H : head (viewed from above).





THYROID, ILLUSTRATION. THYROID, ILLUSTRATION Thyroid gland and arterial vascularization of the neck. The arteries of the neck...
THYROID, ILLUSTRATION. THYROID, ILLUSTRATION Thyroid gland and arterial vascularization of the neck. The arteries of the neck are mainly composed of carotids, anteriorly, and vertebral arteries not visible here, posteriorly. They irrigate the structures of the neck, the head and the brain. The carotid arteries are issue from the aortic arch. The common carotid arteries, right and left, divide at thyroid_level into internal and external carotids. The external carotids give numerous collateral art





MEDECINE IN TIBET. Hospital of Men_Tsee_Khang, Gangchen Kyishong, Dharamsala Tibet. Pulse taking during a consultation with t...
MEDECINE IN TIBET. Hospital of Men_Tsee_Khang, Gangchen Kyishong, Dharamsala Tibet. Pulse taking during a consultation with two doctors.





CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC STUDY. Photo essay from the University Hospital of Bordeaux. Cardiologic hospital of Haut_Leveque....
CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC STUDY. Photo essay from the University Hospital of Bordeaux. Cardiologic hospital of Haut_Leveque. Doctor doing an electrophysiological exam under the protection of a sealed cabin to isolate from inozing radiations.





HEART TRANSPLANT. HEART TRANSPLANT Photo essay for press only. Photo essay from hospital. Pitié Salpétrière Hospital in Paris...
HEART TRANSPLANT. HEART TRANSPLANT Photo essay for press only. Photo essay from hospital. Pitié Salpétrière Hospital in Paris, France. A heart being removed from a container prior to transplant.





MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, ANGIOGRA. Angiography. Myocardial infarction _ left coronary artery stenosed by atheroma plaques.





KIDNEY ARTERY, 3D SCAN. Angiography scanner 3D. Visualization of the aorta in white and its collaterals in the superior part ...
KIDNEY ARTERY, 3D SCAN. Angiography scanner 3D. Visualization of the aorta in white and its collaterals in the superior part of the abdomen : common hepatic artery dividing itself into proper hepatic arteries for the liver, splenic artery for the spleen, renal arteries for both kidneys. see. images 1671806, 1671906, 1672006, 1672106 and 1672206 for other views.





FETAL ULTRASOUND. FETAL ULTRASOUND Ultrasound during third month. Axial view. Cardiac Doppler ultrasound





MURMUR OF THE HEART. Illustration of heart murmur. Heart murmur is most often the consequence of a bad waterproofness of one ...
MURMUR OF THE HEART. Illustration of heart murmur. Heart murmur is most often the consequence of a bad waterproofness of one or various cardiac valves, which provokes a blood loss and is perceived as a murmur during auscultation.





RED BLOOD CORPUSCLE. RED BLOOD CORPUSCLE Red blood cells, or corpuscles, play a crucial role in the transportation of hemoglo...
RED BLOOD CORPUSCLE. RED BLOOD CORPUSCLE Red blood cells, or corpuscles, play a crucial role in the transportation of hemoglobin, bringing oxygen to tissues. These round cells measure 7 micrometers in diameter, are shaped like biconcave disks and exhibit an elasticity and deformability allowing them to move through the smallest capillaries. Red blood cells are produced by erythroblasts and live in the blood stream for about 120 days. At the end of their life, they are destroyed by macrophage





BREATHLESSNESS. Photo essay at the medical house of Vicherey, France. On March 24th 2009. To use only in the context of the p...
BREATHLESSNESS. Photo essay at the medical house of Vicherey, France. On March 24th 2009. To use only in the context of the photo essay otherwise thank you to contact us. Workshop on physical activity in seniors so as to prevent cardiovascular risks, weight g





Reportage in the Les Grands Prés cardiac rehabilitation centre in Villeneuve Saint Denis, France. Cardiorespiratory stress te...
Reportage in the Les Grands Prés cardiac rehabilitation centre in Villeneuve Saint Denis, France. Cardiorespiratory stress test.





HEART ATTACK, ECG. Myocardial infarctus _ ECG tracing over cardiac MRI, frontal cross_section.





DOPPLER TEST, ABDOMEN. DOPPLER TEST, ABDOMEN Model and doctor. Office of vascular medicine _ phlebology. Abdominal doppler ul...
DOPPLER TEST, ABDOMEN. DOPPLER TEST, ABDOMEN Model and doctor. Office of vascular medicine _ phlebology. Abdominal doppler ultrasound exam.





HEART, REHABILITATION. HEART, REHABILITATION Photo essay. Les grands Prés cardiovascular center of readjustment. Stress test.





AORTA, 3D SCAN. Angiography scanner 3D. Aortic arch and coronary arteries viewed in angiography scanner 3D. The image of angi...
AORTA, 3D SCAN. Angiography scanner 3D. Aortic arch and coronary arteries viewed in angiography scanner 3D. The image of angiography scanner 3D has been superposed to a scanner 2D of the thorax cardiac cavities, lung. The vascularization of the ventricles by the coronary arteries is then clearly visible. see. image 1670306 for a similar view completed by the rib cage and the pulmonary vascularization, and 1671006 for a superior view.





HEART, ANATOMY. Model of the superficial anatomy of the heart of an adult human body posterior oblique view. The heart contai...
HEART, ANATOMY. Model of the superficial anatomy of the heart of an adult human body posterior oblique view. The heart contains four cavities: two atriums in its upper part, and two ventricles in its lower part. The ventricles in light orange have superficial groove





HEART, SONOGRAPHY. Photo essay from hospital. Photo essay at the private hospital of Antony, France 92. Department of cardiol...
HEART, SONOGRAPHY. Photo essay from hospital. Photo essay at the private hospital of Antony, France 92. Department of cardiology. Heart sonography or cardiac ultrasound under stress test simulated by an injection of dobutamine.





ATHEROMA. ATHEROMA Atheromatous plaques at the base of the left common carotid artery. Virtual MRI image.





Highly enlarged scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the details exhibited by of number of red blood cells found enmeshed in...
Highly enlarged scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the details exhibited by of number of red blood cells found enmeshed in a fibrinous matrix on the luminal surface of an indwelling vascular catheter, Magnified 11397x.





ARTERIAL ANGIOPLASTY, RESULT. Angioplasty of the coronary artery following a myocardial infarction. Angioplastry by balloon c...
ARTERIAL ANGIOPLASTY, RESULT. Angioplasty of the coronary artery following a myocardial infarction. Angioplastry by balloon catheter. The balloon is inflated progressively in the artery blocked at the level of the atheromatous plaque. The plaque is then crushed against the walls of





RED BLOOD CELL & FIBRIN, SEM. The last step of blood coagulation is marked by the transformation of a soluble blood protein, ...
RED BLOOD CELL & FIBRIN, SEM. The last step of blood coagulation is marked by the transformation of a soluble blood protein, fibrinogenic, into insoluble fibrin, having the consistency of blood clot. The strands of fibrin forming a network of which the nodes are composed by agregates





HEART, 3D ULTRASONOGRAPHY RESULT. Photo essay at La Louviere clinic. Cardiology department in Vendome. Patient and doctor. Ca...
HEART, 3D ULTRASONOGRAPHY RESULT. Photo essay at La Louviere clinic. Cardiology department in Vendome. Patient and doctor. Cardiac echography with stress test under Sonoview tracer. Mitral valve in 3D, small axis section, ventricular view.





BLOOD CIRCULATION, ILLUSTRATION. BLOOD CIRCULATION, ILLUSTRATION Blood circulation and role of the organs. Pulmonary circulat...
BLOOD CIRCULATION, ILLUSTRATION. BLOOD CIRCULATION, ILLUSTRATION Blood circulation and role of the organs. Pulmonary circulation and systemic circulation. See image 2013207 for the drawing without caption.





LUNG, ANATOMY. Model of the intern anatomy of the lung of an adult human body anterior view. The intern structure of the left...
LUNG, ANATOMY. Model of the intern anatomy of the lung of an adult human body anterior view. The intern structure of the left lung is depicted. Inside the lung, the bronchial tree in light blue consists of the lobal and segmental bronchi, and then the bronchioles a





BLOOD PRESSURE, WOMAN. BLOOD PRESSURE, WOMAN Photo essay from clinic. Reims, France. Pre-op consultation with anesthesiologis...
BLOOD PRESSURE, WOMAN. BLOOD PRESSURE, WOMAN Photo essay from clinic. Reims, France. Pre-op consultation with anesthesiologist.





RESUSCITATION, INFANT. Photo essay from the University Hospital of Bordeaux. Cardiologic hospital of Haut_Leveque. Department...
RESUSCITATION, INFANT. Photo essay from the University Hospital of Bordeaux. Cardiologic hospital of Haut_Leveque. Department of resuscitation. Ventilation after a cardiac surgery. The child has been operated for a transposition of the great vessels isolated ventric





ILIAC STENOSIS, ANGIOGRAPHY. ILIAC STENOSIS, ANGIOGRAPHY Stenosis of branch of right iliac artery. Angiography of pelvis, fro...
ILIAC STENOSIS, ANGIOGRAPHY. ILIAC STENOSIS, ANGIOGRAPHY Stenosis of branch of right iliac artery. Angiography of pelvis, frontal view.





VARICOSE VEIN, SURGERY. VARICOSE VEIN, SURGERY Photo essay from hospital. Measuring length of laser fiber before insertion of...
VARICOSE VEIN, SURGERY. VARICOSE VEIN, SURGERY Photo essay from hospital. Measuring length of laser fiber before insertion of catheter.





VEIN SURGERY. VEIN SURGERY Photo essay from clinic. Reims, France. Preparing vein for phlebectomy, a partial or complete remo...
VEIN SURGERY. VEIN SURGERY Photo essay from clinic. Reims, France. Preparing vein for phlebectomy, a partial or complete removal of a vein.





ANEURYSM OF THE ABDOMINAL AORTA. ANEURYSM OF THE ABDOMINAL AORTA Subrenal aneurysm of the abdominal aorta. An aneurysm is a l...
ANEURYSM OF THE ABDOMINAL AORTA. ANEURYSM OF THE ABDOMINAL AORTA Subrenal aneurysm of the abdominal aorta. An aneurysm is a localized dilatation of the blood vessel wall pouch of blood, of which the rupture can be deadly hemorrhage. The main localizations of aneurysms are at the level of the cerebral arteries an the aorta, mainly beneath the kidneys subrenal aneurysm of the abdominal aorta. The subrenal aneurysm of the abdominal aorta is often due to atherosclerosis. See. images 1007507 for the





PELVIS, ANGIOGRAPHY. Healthy internal iliac vein also named hypogastric and inferior gluteal vein or ischiatic, visualized by...
PELVIS, ANGIOGRAPHY. Healthy internal iliac vein also named hypogastric and inferior gluteal vein or ischiatic, visualized by abdominal phlebography in front view.





DOPPLER TEST, ABDOMEN. DOPPLER TEST, ABDOMEN Model and doctor. Office of vascular medicine _ phlebology. Abdominal doppler ul...
DOPPLER TEST, ABDOMEN. DOPPLER TEST, ABDOMEN Model and doctor. Office of vascular medicine _ phlebology. Abdominal doppler ultrasound exam.





Reportage in the Les Grands Prés cardiac rehabilitation centre in Villeneuve Saint Denis, France. Echocardiogram with an ECG.





PULMONARY EMBOLISM, ANGIOGRAPHY. PULMONARY EMBOLISM, ANGIOGRAPHY Pulmonary embolism. A blood clot´s obstructing the pulmonary...
PULMONARY EMBOLISM, ANGIOGRAPHY. PULMONARY EMBOLISM, ANGIOGRAPHY Pulmonary embolism. A blood clot´s obstructing the pulmonary artery. Angiography of thorax, frontal view.





VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY. Valvular incontinence and tissue lesion of the veins. Representation of the incontinence of the sapheno...
VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY. Valvular incontinence and tissue lesion of the veins. Representation of the incontinence of the saphenous vein valve on the left of the drawing, which leads to a venous reflux at the level of the of the adjacent vein passageway and a capillary hyperpre





MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, ANGIOGRA. Angiography. Myocardial infarction _ left coronary artery stenosed by atheroma plaques.





HEART, ILLUSTRATION. HEART, ILLUSTRATION Worldwide distribution except for United Kingdom and Germany.





ANEURYSM OF THE ABDOMINAL AORTA. ANEURYSM OF THE ABDOMINAL AORTA Subrenal aneurysm of the abdominal aorta. An aneurysm is a l...
ANEURYSM OF THE ABDOMINAL AORTA. ANEURYSM OF THE ABDOMINAL AORTA Subrenal aneurysm of the abdominal aorta. An aneurysm is a localized dilatation of the blood vessel wall pouch of blood, of which the rupture can be deadly hemorrhage. The main localizations of aneurysms are at the level of the cerebral arteries an the aorta, mainly beneath the kidneys subrenal aneurysm of the abdominal aorta. The subrenal aneurysm of the abdominal aorta is often due to atherosclerosis. See. images 1007507 for the





CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT, SCAN. CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT, SCAN Stroke due to arterial thrombosis in right hemisphere. CT scan...
CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT, SCAN. CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT, SCAN Stroke due to arterial thrombosis in right hemisphere. CT scan of brain, axial view.





HEART SURGERY. HEART SURGERY Photo essay from hospital. Department of cardiology. Myocardial infarction _ Hemodynamic interve...
HEART SURGERY. HEART SURGERY Photo essay from hospital. Department of cardiology. Myocardial infarction _ Hemodynamic intervention.





AURICULAR FIBRILLATION, ECG. ECG of an auricular fibrillation causes are : myocardial infarction, angina, high blood pressure...
AURICULAR FIBRILLATION, ECG. ECG of an auricular fibrillation causes are : myocardial infarction, angina, high blood pressure and mitral valvulopathies.





DOCTOR IN HOSPITAL. Photo essay from the University Hospital of Bordeaux. Cardiologic hospital of Haut_Leveque. Hemodynamics ...
DOCTOR IN HOSPITAL. Photo essay from the University Hospital of Bordeaux. Cardiologic hospital of Haut_Leveque. Hemodynamics department. A doctor is examining a x_ray before an intervention.





CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT, SCAN. CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT, SCAN Stroke due to arterial thrombosis in left hemisphere. CT scan ...
CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT, SCAN. CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT, SCAN Stroke due to arterial thrombosis in left hemisphere. CT scan of brain, axial view.





TRANSESOPHAGEAL DOPPLER SONOGRA. Photo essay from the University Hospital of Bordeaux. Cardiologic hospital of Haut_Leveque. ...
TRANSESOPHAGEAL DOPPLER SONOGRA. Photo essay from the University Hospital of Bordeaux. Cardiologic hospital of Haut_Leveque. Transesophageal echocardiogram.





MEDICINE IN CHINA. MEDICINE IN CHINA Photo essay for press only. Chinese medical consultation. Pulse taking. Traditional Chin...
MEDICINE IN CHINA. MEDICINE IN CHINA Photo essay for press only. Chinese medical consultation. Pulse taking. Traditional Chinese medicine, materia medica. China.





OBESITY, TREATMENT. OBESITY, TREATMENT Photo essay from hospital. Bichat Claude Bernard Hospital in Paris, France. Out-patien...
OBESITY, TREATMENT. OBESITY, TREATMENT Photo essay from hospital. Bichat Claude Bernard Hospital in Paris, France. Out-patient hospitalization. Measuring blood pressure.





MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, ANGIOGRA. Angiography. Myocardial infarction _ left coronary artery stenosed by atheroma plaques.





WILLIS´S CIRCLE. ´WILLIS´S CIRCLE Department of morphological and functional imaging, led by Professor Fredy, at the Pitié Sa...
WILLIS´S CIRCLE. ´WILLIS´S CIRCLE Department of morphological and functional imaging, led by Professor Fredy, at the Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris, France.The circle of Willis is a circle of arteries (roughly pentagonal in outline) at the base of the brain which distributes blood to the principle arteries that irrigate the encephalic nerve tissue. Angio-MRI, side view.´





VARICOSE VEIN, SURGERY. VARICOSE VEIN, SURGERY Photo essay from hospital. Varicose vein surgery. Marking the veins before the...
VARICOSE VEIN, SURGERY. VARICOSE VEIN, SURGERY Photo essay from hospital. Varicose vein surgery. Marking the veins before the operation.





ANATOMY. ANATOMY Cast of a woman´s trunk showing the thoracic and abdominal organs following resection of the liver and small...
ANATOMY. ANATOMY Cast of a woman´s trunk showing the thoracic and abdominal organs following resection of the liver and small intestine and removal of the lungs, the stomach and the ascendant and transverse colon. Copies of castings done by A. Nicolas. The originals are at the Paris Museum of Medicine.





HEART, ILLUSTRATION. HEART, ILLUSTRATION The heart is the motor organ of the blood circulation. Its muscle, the myocardium, c...
HEART, ILLUSTRATION. HEART, ILLUSTRATION The heart is the motor organ of the blood circulation. Its muscle, the myocardium, contracting under the nerve influx, propulse the blood in the body. It is composed of 4 cavities, 2 atria and 2 ventricles. Each ventricle has its corresponding atrium. They communicate through valvular orifices. The heart is divided in 2 parts, the blood depart from the right heart, goes through the lungs and comes back towards the left heart.





ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX. Model and doctor. Office of vascular medicine _ phlebology. ABPI Doppler Ankle_brachial index. Examinat...
ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX. Model and doctor. Office of vascular medicine _ phlebology. ABPI Doppler Ankle_brachial index. Examination of the leg arteries. The ankle_brachial index is calculated by divinding the systolic blood pressure in the ankle by the one in the arm , the ABPI is determined thanks to a doppler probe. This examen enables to diagnose a narrowing of the diameter or an obstruction of the leg arteries, as well as screening peripheral artery disease PAOD. A doppler ultrasound then enabl





PULMONARY EMBOLISM, X_RAY. PULMONARY EMBOLISM, X_RAY Pulmonary embolisms by bilateral thrombuses _ Thoracic x_ray is the brut...
PULMONARY EMBOLISM, X_RAY. PULMONARY EMBOLISM, X_RAY Pulmonary embolisms by bilateral thrombuses _ Thoracic x_ray is the brutal obstruction by the thrombus of the pulmonary artery or one of its branches here, of the two lungs. The thrombus most often arises from a deep vein of the limbs or the pelvis deep vein thrombosis. Deep vein thrombosis is the formation of thrombus at the level of the leg deep veins. It is more frequent among persons who remain sitted long hours at work. It is also the pat





OXYGENATION, DRAWING. Oxygenation in the newborn. Illustration of oxygenation in the newborn, a few months following birth. T...
OXYGENATION, DRAWING. Oxygenation in the newborn. Illustration of oxygenation in the newborn, a few months following birth. The ductus arteriosus and tentorial notch are closed.





ECG OF A MAN. Photo essay from the University Hospital of Bordeaux. Cardiologic hospital of Haut_Leveque. Consultations and o...
ECG OF A MAN. Photo essay from the University Hospital of Bordeaux. Cardiologic hospital of Haut_Leveque. Consultations and outpatient care. Recording of an electrocardiogram.





ATHEROMA. ATHEROMA An atheroma is a lesion on the internal tunic of of the large and medium sized arteries, mainly composed o...
ATHEROMA. ATHEROMA An atheroma is a lesion on the internal tunic of of the large and medium sized arteries, mainly composed of cholesterol, which can provoke degeneration and necrosis of the region. Histological section, under microscope, of the vessel.





THORAX, SCAN. THORAX, SCAN Thorax. Mediastinum and heart are visible. 3D CT scan. The icon at the bottom-right indicates the ...
THORAX, SCAN. THORAX, SCAN Thorax. Mediastinum and heart are visible. 3D CT scan. The icon at the bottom-right indicates the image´s perspective: A : anterior, P : posterior, R : right, L : left, F : foot (viewed from below), H : head (viewed from above).





MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, ANGIOGRA. Myocardial infarction due to stenosis of the left coronary artery. Cardiac angiogram and ECG...
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, ANGIOGRA. Myocardial infarction due to stenosis of the left coronary artery. Cardiac angiogram and ECG.





LOWER LIMB, 3D SCAN. Angiography scanner 3D. Thresholding at the level of the muscles and superficial vascularization sapheno...
LOWER LIMB, 3D SCAN. Angiography scanner 3D. Thresholding at the level of the muscles and superficial vascularization saphenous veins. The musculature of the thigh is composed of the quadriceps among which the muscles vastus medialis and vastus lateralis, located at each side of the thigh, and the rectus femoris muscle, above the rotula and the musculus sartorius oblique across the thigh. see. images 1674706, 1674806, 1674906, 1675006, 1675106, 1675206, 1675306, 1675506, 1675706 and 1675806 for





TRANSTHORACIC ULTRASONOGRAPHY. Photo essay from the University Hospital of Bordeaux. Cardiologic hospital of Haut_Leveque. Tr...
TRANSTHORACIC ULTRASONOGRAPHY. Photo essay from the University Hospital of Bordeaux. Cardiologic hospital of Haut_Leveque. Transthoracic echocardiogram goes on with a stress test on an ergonomic bed.





HOME CONSULTATION ELDERLY PEOPLE. HOME CONSULTATION ELDERLY PEOPLE Photo essay. Patient and doctor.





BREATHLESSNESS. Photo essay at the medical house of Vicherey, France. On March 24th 2009. To use only in the context of the p...
BREATHLESSNESS. Photo essay at the medical house of Vicherey, France. On March 24th 2009. To use only in the context of the photo essay otherwise thank you to contact us. Workshop on physical activity in seniors so as to prevent cardiovascular risks, weight g





RED BLOOD CELL, SEM. RED BLOOD CELL SEM This highly enlarged scanning electron micrograph (SEM) depicted a closer look at the...
RED BLOOD CELL, SEM. RED BLOOD CELL SEM This highly enlarged scanning electron micrograph (SEM) depicted a closer look at the details exhibited by of number of red blood cells found enmeshed in a fibrinous matrix on the luminal surface of an indwelling vascular catheter, Magnified 11397x. In this instance, the indwelling catheter was a tube that was left in place creating a patent portal directly into a blood vessel. Note the biconcave cytomorphologic shape of each erythrocyte, which increa





HEART, REHABILITATION. HEART, REHABILITATION Photo essay. Les grands Prés cardiovascular center of readjustment. Gymnastic co...
HEART, REHABILITATION. HEART, REHABILITATION Photo essay. Les grands Prés cardiovascular center of readjustment. Gymnastic courses.





VARICOSE VEIN, SURGERY. VARICOSE VEIN, SURGERY Photo essay from hospital. Piercing the vein after anesthesia.





BLOOD CIRCULATION, ILLUSTRATION. Ensuring the circulation, the heart and the vessels maintain a continous current of blood th...
BLOOD CIRCULATION, ILLUSTRATION. Ensuring the circulation, the heart and the vessels maintain a continous current of blood throughout the organism that distributes the oxygen to the tissues and nutrients, and that and ensure the elimination of the wastes. The general circulation supplies





ECG OF AN ELDERLY PERSON. ECG OF AN ELDERLY PERSON Photo essay from hospital. Cardiology consultation.





POPLITEAL ARTERY STENOSIS, ANGIO. Arteritis of the popliteal artery due to a lipidic and calcareous Arteriosclerosis. Angiogr...
POPLITEAL ARTERY STENOSIS, ANGIO. Arteritis of the popliteal artery due to a lipidic and calcareous Arteriosclerosis. Angiography of the knee. Side view.





CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY. CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY Photo essay from La Louvière clinic, France (59). Coronarography. Coronarography r...
CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY. CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY Photo essay from La Louvière clinic, France (59). Coronarography. Coronarography realised after puncture of the femoral artery. The cardiologist introduces a desilet catheter allowing to place the catheters and inject the contrast media in the ostia (port) of the coronaries.





TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOGRAPHY. Photo essay at La Louviere clinic, France. Patient and doctor. Cardiology. Transesophageal echogr...
TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOGRAPHY. Photo essay at La Louviere clinic, France. Patient and doctor. Cardiology. Transesophageal echography. In spite of the fact that a transesophageal echography does not require a specific asepsis, it is realized in preference in a recovery room equipped of instruments necessary in case of a rupture of the cardiac rythm (defibrillator, etc.). The TEE permits an echographic observation of the heart under an angle (chirurgical) much more precise that a regular ech





EMERGENCY ACTION. Photo essay. Emergency Medical Service of Paris, France. Homeless person in subway feeling dizzy.





VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA, ECG. VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA, ECG Worldwide distribution except for United Kingdom and Germany. Tors...
VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA, ECG. VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA, ECG Worldwide distribution except for United Kingdom and Germany. Torsades de pointes, a form of ventricular tachycardia.





HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE. Photo essay from hospital. The association Cardiac Mécénat Surgery Enfant du Monde helps children affe...
HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE. Photo essay from hospital. The association Cardiac Mécénat Surgery Enfant du Monde helps children affected by cardiac malformations, taking in charge their surgery and hospital stay. Moldavian child having a cardiac malformation.





Reportage in the Les Grands Prés cardiac rehabilitation centre in Villeneuve Saint Denis, France. Echocardiogram.





RIGHT BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK, ECG. RIGHT BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK, ECG Complete right bundle branch block: transmission of the electr...
RIGHT BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK, ECG. RIGHT BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK, ECG Complete right bundle branch block: transmission of the electrical impulse is delayed or fails to conduct along the right branch of the His bundle, blocking flow to the right ventricle of the heart.





HEART SURGERY. Photo essay from the University Hospital in Lille, France. Cardiac surgery.





ANGIOPLASTY. ANGIOPLASTY Photo essay from hospital. Department of cardiology. Myocardial infarction _ Hemodynamic interventio...
ANGIOPLASTY. ANGIOPLASTY Photo essay from hospital. Department of cardiology. Myocardial infarction _ Hemodynamic intervention with placement of a stent.





ARTERIAL ANGIOPLASTY, RESULT. ARTERIAL ANGIOPLASTY, RESULT Stent. Angioplasty with stent placement. (stent: an endovascular p...
ARTERIAL ANGIOPLASTY, RESULT. ARTERIAL ANGIOPLASTY, RESULT Stent. Angioplasty with stent placement. (stent: an endovascular prosthesis used to maintain the opening of a blood vessel, etc. Here, used for a dissecting aneurysm of the aorta). CAT scan image: percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of the thoracic aorta.





BLOOD CIRCULATION, ILLUSTRATION. BLOOD CIRCULATION, ILLUSTRATION Cardiac revolution : the ventricular systole. The blood is i...
BLOOD CIRCULATION, ILLUSTRATION. BLOOD CIRCULATION, ILLUSTRATION Cardiac revolution : the ventricular systole. The blood is impelled outside the heart due to the contraction of the ventricles. The oxygenated blood in red passes from the left ventricle to the aorta, after the opening of the aortic valve aortic sigmoids, to irrigate the entire body. The non_oxygenated blood in blue passes from the right ventricle to the pulmonary arteries, after the opening of the pulmonary valve pulmonary sigmoid





MEDICINE IN KOSOVO. MEDICINE IN KOSOVO Photo essay. French humanitarian organization Médecins du Monde (Doctors of the World)...
MEDICINE IN KOSOVO. MEDICINE IN KOSOVO Photo essay. French humanitarian organization Médecins du Monde (Doctors of the World) in Kosovo. Dispensary. War victim.





DOPPLER TEST OF A VEIN. DOPPLER TEST OF A VEIN Model and doctor. Office of vascular medicine _ phlebology. Venous doppler exa...
DOPPLER TEST OF A VEIN. DOPPLER TEST OF A VEIN Model and doctor. Office of vascular medicine _ phlebology. Venous doppler exam of the leg.





NURSE DISPENSING CARE. Photo essay from the University Hospital of Bordeaux. Cardiologic hospital of Haut_Leveque. Patient af...
NURSE DISPENSING CARE. Photo essay from the University Hospital of Bordeaux. Cardiologic hospital of Haut_Leveque. Patient after a cardiac surgery following the rupture of the thoracic and abdominal aorta. Suture stitch after the removal of a drain.





DOPPLER TEST OF A VEIN. DOPPLER TEST OF A VEIN Model and doctor. Office of vascular medicine _ phlebology. Venous doppler exa...
DOPPLER TEST OF A VEIN. DOPPLER TEST OF A VEIN Model and doctor. Office of vascular medicine _ phlebology. Venous doppler exam of the leg.





EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION. Photo essay from Marie Lannelongue Surgical Center 92, France. The association Cardiac Mécénat Su...
EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION. Photo essay from Marie Lannelongue Surgical Center 92, France. The association Cardiac Mécénat Surgery Enfant du Monde helps children affected by cardiac deformities, finances their surgery and hospital stay. In foreground, device for extra_corporeal circulation.





PELVIS, ANGIOGRAPHY. Healthy internal iliac vein also named hypogastric and inferior gluteal vein or ischiatic, visualized by...
PELVIS, ANGIOGRAPHY. Healthy internal iliac vein also named hypogastric and inferior gluteal vein or ischiatic, visualized by abdominal phlebography in front view.





INTERIOR OF A HOSPITAL. Photo essay from hospital. Necker Hospital for Children in Paris, France. Professor Francine Leca, ch...
INTERIOR OF A HOSPITAL. Photo essay from hospital. Necker Hospital for Children in Paris, France. Professor Francine Leca, chief of cardiac surgery at Necker Hospital for Children in Paris, France created the association, Cardiac Mécénat Surgery Enfants du Monde, which





TAKAYASU´S ARTERITIS, MRI. Takayasu´s arteritis - frontal MRI of the abdomen. Takayasu´s arteritis (´disease of the pulseless...
TAKAYASU´S ARTERITIS, MRI. Takayasu´s arteritis - frontal MRI of the abdomen. Takayasu´s arteritis (´disease of the pulseless women´) is a rare pathology found in young, mainly asian, women characterized by stenosis of the large and medium-sized arteries, most commonly the aorta. Shown here, inflammatory stenosis of the abdominal aorta. An auto-immune reaction causing inflammation of the vessel walls leads to narrowing and occlusion and the disparition of the radial and carotid puls





HEART, SCAN. HEART, SCAN Heart and coronary arteries. 3D CT scan. The icon at the bottom-right indicates the image´s perspect...
HEART, SCAN. HEART, SCAN Heart and coronary arteries. 3D CT scan. The icon at the bottom-right indicates the image´s perspective: A : anterior, P : posterior, R : right, L : left, F : foot (viewed from below), H : head (viewed from above).





CAROTID, ANGIOGRAPHY. CAROTID, ANGIOGRAPHY Carotid triangle in neck. Volume-rendering angio-MRI.





RED BLOOD CORPUSCLE. RED BLOOD CORPUSCLE Red blood cells, or corpuscles, play a crucial role in the transportation of hemoglo...
RED BLOOD CORPUSCLE. RED BLOOD CORPUSCLE Red blood cells, or corpuscles, play a crucial role in the transportation of hemoglobin, bringing oxygen to tissues. These round cells measure 7 micrometers in diameter, are shaped like biconcave disks and exhibit an elasticity and deformability allowing them to move through the smallest capillaries. Red blood cells are produced by erythroblasts and live in the blood stream for about 120 days. At the end of their life, they are destroyed by macrophage





Child in hospital with his foster mother. This boy from Madagascar is about to undergo heart surgery provided by French NGO L...
Child in hospital with his foster mother. This boy from Madagascar is about to undergo heart surgery provided by French NGO La Chaine de l'Espoir (Surgeons of Hope)





HEMATOMA, BRAIN SCAN. HEMATOMA, BRAIN SCAN Extradural hematoma with light hemorrhaging and edema of the soft homolateral tiss...
HEMATOMA, BRAIN SCAN. HEMATOMA, BRAIN SCAN Extradural hematoma with light hemorrhaging and edema of the soft homolateral tissue. Skull fracture in the right parieto_temporal region along the trajectory of the middle meningeal artery.





AORTA, 3D SCAN. Angiography scanner 3D. Aorta and pulmonary vascularization. A part of the rib cage is treated with bone tran...
AORTA, 3D SCAN. Angiography scanner 3D. Aorta and pulmonary vascularization. A part of the rib cage is treated with bone transparency. see. images 1670106, 1670506, 1670606, 1670706, 1670806 and 1670906 for other views of the same patient.





LEG PAIN, DRAWING. LEG PAIN, DRAWING Illustration of the leg pain, and more particularly venous insufficiency here, at the le...
LEG PAIN, DRAWING. LEG PAIN, DRAWING Illustration of the leg pain, and more particularly venous insufficiency here, at the level of the great saphenous vein. See. images 1007907 and 7008907 for venous insufficiency, 1008307 for the function and dysfunction of venous valves venous reflux, and 1009307 for thrombophlebitis.





STENOSIS, FEMORAL ARTERY, ANGIO. STENOSIS, FEMORAL ARTERY, ANGIO. Stenosis of right femoral artery due to arterial atheroma. ...
STENOSIS, FEMORAL ARTERY, ANGIO. STENOSIS, FEMORAL ARTERY, ANGIO. Stenosis of right femoral artery due to arterial atheroma. Angiography of femoral artery.





ARTERIAL EMBOLIZATION, ANGIOGR. ARTERIAL EMBOLIZATION, ANGIOGR. Embolization is a technique used to treat arterial disease. I...
ARTERIAL EMBOLIZATION, ANGIOGR. ARTERIAL EMBOLIZATION, ANGIOGR. Embolization is a technique used to treat arterial disease. In case of localized tumors, the objective is to block an artery feeding tumor tissue in order to destroy the tumor cells. In case of arteriovenous aneurysm, embolization closes the abnormal communication between an artery and a vein. Here, on the left, a glomic tumor of the carotid before embolization, and on the right after embolization dearterializing the tumor with b





AORTA, 3D SCAN. Angiography scanner 3D. Aortic arch and pulmonary vascularization. A part of the rib cage is treated with bon...
AORTA, 3D SCAN. Angiography scanner 3D. Aortic arch and pulmonary vascularization. A part of the rib cage is treated with bone transparency. see. images 1670106, 1670406, 1670606, 1670706, 1670806 and 1670906 for other views of the same patient.





Reportage in the Les Grands Prés cardiac rehabilitation centre in Villeneuve Saint Denis, France. Echocardiogram with an ECG.





HAND, ARTERIOGRAPHY. HAND, ARTERIOGRAPHY Vascular system of the hand. Angiogram of the left hand.





DOPPLER TEST OF A CAROTID. DOPPLER TEST OF A CAROTID Photo essay. Model and doctor. Doppler ultrasound scan of carotid arteri...
DOPPLER TEST OF A CAROTID. DOPPLER TEST OF A CAROTID Photo essay. Model and doctor. Doppler ultrasound scan of carotid arteries. IMT index (intima-media thickness) calculates the degree to which plaque may be interfering with blood flow. A high IMT index indicate a thickening of artery walls.





VARICOSE VEIN, SURGERY. VARICOSE VEIN, SURGERY Photo essay from hospital. Light guides the laser fiber to the damaged vein.





HEART DEFIBRILLATOR. Photo essay. Emergency medical service on the beach. The medical team uses a defibrillator in cases of c...
HEART DEFIBRILLATOR. Photo essay. Emergency medical service on the beach. The medical team uses a defibrillator in cases of cardiac arrest.





HEART, REHABILITATION. ´HEART, REHABILITATION Photo essay. Report in the cardiovascular center of readjustment: ´´Les grands ...
HEART, REHABILITATION. ´HEART, REHABILITATION Photo essay. Report in the cardiovascular center of readjustment: ´´Les grands Pres´´ Aquagym.´





SPIDER VEIN LASER TREATMENT. Models. Office of vascular medicine _ phlebology. Treatment of varicosities telangiectasia with ...
SPIDER VEIN LASER TREATMENT. Models. Office of vascular medicine _ phlebology. Treatment of varicosities telangiectasia with a laser.





MEDICINE IN CHINA. MEDICINE IN CHINA Photo essay for press only. Chinese medical consultation. Pulse taking. Traditional Chin...
MEDICINE IN CHINA. MEDICINE IN CHINA Photo essay for press only. Chinese medical consultation. Pulse taking. Traditional Chinese medicine, materia medica. China.

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