Blockage Collection

Blocked stream with weir in winter. Selkups, 1920. Creator: A. G. Vargin
Blocked stream with weir in winter. Selkups, 1920. V. I. Surikov Museum of Art in Krasnoiarsk

Epsom Traffic Jam
A sketch by John Sturgess, showing a traffic blockage on Balham Hill, encountered during a homeward journey from that year's Epsom Derby. Date: 1887

Men wearing heavy oilskin protective clothing would go into the tunnels under the streets of London to unblock the sewers with a combing method. Date: 1881

Flushing the sewers 1860s
With the population expanding and dumping coursing blockages below the depths of London, men wearing heavy oilskin protective clothing would go into the tunnels to unblock the sewers with a combing

Heart bypass graft, artwork
Heart bypass graft. Computer artwork of a heart that has had a blockage of the coronary arteries treated by coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery

Clearing a Jam, Great Falls of the Ausable, 1874. Creator: Harry Fenn
Clearing a Jam, Great Falls of the Ausable, 1874. Loggers trying to shift cut tree trunks in the Ausable Chasm near Keeseville, New York State, USA....the Great Falls

Ischaemia, digital angiogram
image d angiographie numerisee( non soustraite) de la main gauche, en vue de face, par catheterisme hyperselectif des arteres du membre superieur gauche, sous anasthesie generale

Blocked artery, computer artwork
Blocked artery. Computer artwork of a clot of blood cells (thrombus, red) in an artery affected by atherosclerosis. This is a narrowing of an artery due to fatty deposits (yellow) on its inner walls

Current Politics
On the coast of Scotland. A red rock, a blue rock, and a small green rock block the flow of sea water over the coastal shelf

Heart with arteries showing cholesterol in one and plaque in the other
Heart with arteries showing cholesterol in one artery and atherosclerotic plaque in the other

Arteries on heart showing atherosclerotic plaque in an artery

Good and bad cholesterol found in blood stream

Build-up of atherosclerotic plaque in an artery

Acute coronary syndrome - microvascular obstruction

Interior view of heart with detail of muscle cells and atherosclerotic artery. Chest x-ray in background

Thrombus forming on valve within vein

Blood vessel with platelets, white blood cells and red blood cells

Normal artery compared to plaque and thrombus formation in artery

Artery showing atherosclerotic plaque, platelets and red blood cells
Close-up of artery showing atherosclerotic plaque, platelets and red blood cells

Microscopic view of fat plaque inside the artery

Artery cross-section with blood flow, fat plaque and stent deployment
Microscopic view of an artery cross-section with blood flow, fat plaque and stent deployment

Beaver dam, Snake River at Schwabacher Landing, Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Farmer repairing old blocked drain in upland meadow using mini digger and spade, Cumbria, England, May

ECG trace and head with brain, artwork
ECG trace and brain. Computer artwork of an ECG (electrocardiogram) trace in front of a head and a human brain. An ECG uses electrodes to measure the electrical activity of the heart during

ECG trace and mri brain scan, artwork
Brain anatomy. Coloured magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the human head from the side. The sagittal scan has halved the brain, revealing the internal anatomy

Coronary stent, X-ray F006 / 9141
Coronary stent. Coloured angiogram (blood vessel X-ray) of the coronary arteries of a 52 year old patient. The artery at right has had a stent placed in it to treat a blockage

Biliary drainage, X-ray C016 / 6558
Biliary drainage. Coloured X-ray of the abdomen of an 69 year old patient undergoing biliary drainage. This is a procedure to drain a blocked bile duct

Biliary drainage, X-ray C016 / 6547
Biliary drainage. Coloured X-ray of the abdomen of an 82 year old patient undergoing biliary drainage. This is a procedure to drain a blocked bile duct

Atherosclerosis in artery, artwork C016 / 6571
Atherosclerosis in artery. Artwork of a longitudinal section through an artery that has been narrowed by atherosclerosis. Narrowing is referred to as stenosis

Biliary drainage, X-ray C016 / 6559
Biliary drainage. Coloured X-ray of the abdomen of an 69 year old patient undergoing biliary drainage. This is a procedure to drain a blocked bile duct

Colon cancer, 3D colonoscopy image
Colon cancer. 3D colonoscopy image showing the location of a cancerous growth (centre right) in the colon of a 59-year-old patient. Here, the growth has caused a narrowing (stenosis) of the colon

Colon cancer, CT scans
Colon cancer. 2D computed tomography (CT) rendering (left) and 3D colonoscopy image (right) showing the location of a cancerous growth in the colon of a 59-year-old patient

Pulmonary embolism, CT scan
Pulmonary embolism. Computed tomography (CT) scan of a section through a 65 year old male patients chest showing blood clots, or embolisms (white, centre left adn centre right)

Winter evening traffic jam C018 / 2343
Traffic jam. View of a large traffic jam in the evening rush hour, caused by a sudden snowfall. Photographed on Volgogradsky Prospekt, Moscow, Russia, in November 2012

Atheromatous artery, artwork C015 / 6446
Atheromatous artery. Cutaway computer artwork showing the interior of an artery affected by atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is narrowing of an artery (stenosis) due to fatty deposits (beige)

Pulmonary embolism, X-ray C017 / 7802
Pulmonary embolism. X-ray of the chest of a 72 year old male patient with a pulmonary embolism. This is a blockage of the pulmonary artery

The fiend of the road. Date c1881

Action of a beta blocker drug, artwork
Action of a beta blocker drug on nerve synapses, artwork. Beta blockers are used to treat cardiac arrhythmia (abnormal heartbeats) and hypertension (high blood pressure)

Angina pectoris. Illustration of a heart diseased with the cardiac condition angina pectoris. The heart is outlined in blue, with the aortic arch at top (red) and coronary arteries at lower frame

Glaucoma. Artwork showing the flow of the watery aqueous humour (arrows) in a human eye with glaucoma, abnormally high pressure in the eye

Heart bypass grafts. Artwork of a heart that has had a blockage of the coronary arteries treated by coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery

Embolism. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a blockage, or embolism, in a blood vessel. Embolisms, particularly when they occur in vital organs such as the lungs (pulmonary embolism)

SEM of blood clot
Thrombosis. False-colour scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a thrombus (clot) of red blood cells inside a blood vessel

Heart ischaemia
Heart disease. Artwork showing a heart with ischaemia (oxygen shortage) due to a blocked artery. The cardiac tissue beneath the blockage (grey)

Elephantiasis, X-ray
Elephantiasis. Coloured X-ray showing the lower leg of a patient with elephantiasis, a condition where the lymph vessels (red) become blocked

Acne, artwork
Acne. Computer artwork of a section through the skin showing a pimple forming in a hair follicle (centre) in the skin. The follicle has become blocked with sebum

Narrowed abdominal arteries, angiogram
Narrowed abdominal arteries, coloured angiogram (blood vessel X-ray). The aorta, the bodys main artery, is at top. It branches into two iliac arteries (bottom)

Girl coughing
MODEL RELEASED. Girl coughing. She is eight years old

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"Unblocking the Path: From Sewers to Arteries, Tackling Blockages Throughout History" Elephantiasis and X-ray: Exploring the Consequences Epsom Traffic Jam: When Congestion Hits Unexpected Places London's Unsung Heroes: Tunnel Diggers Clearing Sewer Blockages in 1881 Flushing Away Troubles: The Battle Against Sewer Clogs in the 1860s Artistic Solutions for a Failing Heart: The Marvels of Bypass Grafting Clearing Jams since 1874: Harry Fenn's Great Falls Adventure Ischaemia Unveiled: Peering into Blocked Arteries with Digital Angiograms Battling Nature's Obstacles: Farmers Repair Blocked Drains in Cumbria, England Computer-Aided Insights into Health Issues: Visualizing Blocked Arteries Beyond Physical Obstructions - Current Politics and Societal "Blockages" Cholesterol vs Plaque.