Blood & Blood Vessel (Vascular) Disorders

The basic types of blood vessels are arteries, veins, capillaries and lymphatics. Their main goal is to keep blood flowing to all of your vital organs. Here, you can discuss topics related to blood disorders (anemia, blood cholesterol, hemochromatosis, hemophilia, polycythemia vera, sepsis, sickle cell disease, thalassemia, thrombosis) and blood vessel disorders (arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, aneurysm, vasculitis, venous thrombosis, varicose veins, lymphedema).

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coenzyme hocm

I am 54 and I am suffering from HOCM ( hypertropic obstructive cardiomyophaty).I know that this is a genetic disorder. I’ve been on different kinds of therapies. I heard about co-enzyme Q10 and I would like to know if this co-enzyme have influence on my condition?

by zambito1662 over a year ago

over a year ago by burridge248

Low AGP level

What does it mean on a blood test when your AGP is 5.80?

by laistrop over a year ago

over a year ago by laistrop

Can wegener's granulomatosis cause sterility?

I would like to know if Wegener’s granulomatosis can cause sterility. My husband, 55 years old has been diagnosed with that illness and I have to say that I am worried much for him. I have heard for sterility possibility and I would like to know if that is true. Not that we will have more...

by manya78561067 over a year ago

over a year ago by sherryv45285985

Fixing narrowed arteries with CABG?

Hi, people. I suffer from angina pectoris. I know that my coronary arteries are narrowed in a significant percentage, so the doctor recommends me CABG. I would like to know whether fixing narrowed arteries is possible with CABG. What do you know about this? Thanks for all your replies. I appreciate...

by vito14467459 over a year ago

over a year ago by reuben72167458

herbs for vascular health

Hi, guys. My father and my grandfather died from heart attack. There is a risk of cardiovascular diseases running in my family. I would like to decrease this risk if it is possible. Are there any herbs that I could use for my vascular health? All your replies are more than welcomed here. Thanks.

by abbie_154161154161 over a year ago

over a year ago by abbie_154161154161

lightheaded on standing up

Answered by a doctor

In the last week or so, I keep having episodes of being *very* lightheaded/dizzy when standing up, particularly after I have been sitting for awhile. I'm almost 45, run regularly, do yoga, at my normal weight, eat pretty well. It's dry and dusty where I am and so my nasal passages are pretty dry....

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

white blood counts down

I need to know something about white blood counts down. There is nothing wrong with me, I ask this for my friend who just got her lab results. Doctors said that they need more tests to bring a definite diagnose, so they were very inconclusive when she asked what might be wrong with her. Can you...

by ketti31037 over a year ago

over a year ago by riane33680

Raynad’s syndrome

My best friend was diagnosed with Raynad’s syndrome few weeks ago. I have to say that this surprised me a lot. I want to help him so I would appreciate information about this condition. Thank you

by jundt317 over a year ago

over a year ago by mcwhorter327

Raynaud peripheral numbness

Answered by a doctor

As a direct result of Raynaud’s phenomenon, I am now experiencing a lot of peripheral numbness and it is something that might prove to be dangerous in my construction job, that obviously involves a lot of manual labour. Are there any ways to treat this peripheral numbness and hopefully make it...

by haze391203625 over a year ago

over a year ago by CRoberts198330