The thoracic spine is part of your spinal column and is composed of 12 bones that are stacked one upon another. The thoracic spine is located between your cervical and lumbar spines, and it serves ...

The word neurovascular denotes the structures -- both nerve (neuro) and artery/vein (vascular) -- that might be compromised. The thoracic outlet is an anatomical region between the neck and the ...

A team of McMaster researchers has discovered that fat tissue surrounding thoracic arteries may be beneficial in patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery. A study led by Yu-Jing Gao ...

We like to use the internal mammary artery, or internal thoracic artery, which is on the left side of the sternum. And the reason that we like to use that artery is that it stays open longer than ...