This effect is particularly important when considering the life - threatening cardiovascular disease of progeria patients, as their diagnosis may come after vital arteries have been damaged. (scientificamerican.com)
God forbid you end up the receiving end of an intentional bite, it feels like those little razors are slicing through vital arteries, even if it is just a finger. (professorshouse.com)
Engaging with the poetics of urban space and the experience of everyday city life along Miami Beach's most vital artery, Tide by Side updated the tradition of the processional performance as an artistic practice and form of public address with mass appeal for the 21st century. (faenaart.org)