When something restricts blood flow to the heart muscle, a person may experience intense chest pain that doctors call angina. People can use the drug nitroglycerin to relieve this pain.

Some people with lupus have antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS), a condition that increases the risk of thrombosis (blood clots inside blood vessels). These clots can cause serious complications, ...

On Earth, people have occasionally been spotted with backwards blood flow in the left internal jugular vein if there is a blockage lower down, such as from a tumour growing in their chest.

A sudden restriction of blood flow to the brain ... or in pregnant women when the fetus exerts pressure on your chest, it prevents blood from flowing back into the heart," Augustine said.

When circulation is poor, your blood doesn't flow as vigorously—and symptoms ... rate up but also strengthens your arms, shoulders, chest, and core muscles, says Martin. "If you can't do push ...

High blood pressure can cause dizziness or make your vision blurry. These symptoms happen because the blood flow to your brain ... or pressure in your chest, neck, or ears is often linked to ...

A mismatch between blood flow and neuron activity in the brain may ... while a belt around each subject's chest recorded breathing patterns. This suite of instruments allowed the team to capture ...