Doctor Thompson said sixteen of the mummies had enough heart or blood vessel tissues remaining for the doctors to examine.

VOA: special.2009.12.15

A bleeding,or hemorrhagic,stroke happens when a blood vessel breaks.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

A hemorrhagic,or bleeding,stroke happens when a blood vessel breaks.

VOA: special.2009.08.12

They also did ultrasound and other tests to measure blood vessel function and the thickness of the artery wall.

VOA: standard.2010.03.04

"The blood vessel wall, when it becomes thickened and the lining is disturbed, is more sensitive to the effects of cholesterol deposition.

VOA: standard.2010.03.04