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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).

Atherosclerosis

My father is 53 years old. Few days ago, he was diagnosed with angina pectoris with standard symptoms (pain behind the sternum and dispnea). After several tests, with invasive diagnostic technique such as coronarographie, he was diagnosed with Atherosclerosis of coronaries (that was the cause that...

by User avatar joaquin31759

raising Cholesterol eating eggs

Will me cholesterol be raised if I eat eggs? I have eggs for breakfast almost every morning. I have also cholesterol problems lately. My wife claims that the eggs are the reason. Is it possible?

by User avatar Guest

What meds can melt pleque from my arteries?

I herd a lot of stories about plaque in heart arteries and arteriosclerosis. I have few friends who have this health problem. Yesterday I talked about it with my cousin and I realized that I don’t know what kinds of meds exactly are used when you have plaque in arteries. What meds can melt...

by User avatar ingemar133160407

Need Hand surgery

I have 2 knots in the middle of my left hand. Last time I visited a doctor he told me it would need surgery if it started hurting and restricting blood flow. I need to find a doctor for that.

by User avatar markiss

Lowering Cholesterol

Hello. I'm 24 year old female and I'm pretty worried for my father’s health. About a week ago, on some regular blood checkup, he was found with very high blood cholesterol. Doctor told me that this could be very dangerous condition because excessive amounts of cholesterol in the body may build...

by User avatar Guest

Septisemia

I developed a rush what it turned out to be symptom of the blood infection. I’ve been having these tiny blood spots that look like pin prick on skin. Since I didn’t go what is going on it became bigger. Finally I went to see a doctor and diagnose was septicemia. My treatments are antibiotics. I...

by User avatar Guest

hemotomacrosis

My concern focuses on people with Hematomacrosis or excess iron levels in the blood. My roommate has this status and I am looking for ways to naturally reduce this occurrence. He is vegan and consumes an 85 % raw diet. The biggest concern lies within the dangers of having excess iron encourages...

by User avatar swan245

Is plaque related to clodged arteries?

Hello! My father is suffering from clodged arteries. Yesterday he mentioned some surgical procedure and removing plaque. I have asked him about this, but he did not want to tell me anything. So, I am wondering now if it is plaque related to clodged arteries or not. Thank you in advance!

by User avatar ferdy42058168

High LDH and High AST (SGOT) why ?

Hello! Im a 22 year old male that is in shape and is looking to start a career in firefighting. I recently went for a my physical, confident that everything would come back fine. Unfortunately, my blood test came back and my LDH was 441 out of range from 121-224 and my AST (SGOT) was 96 out of range...

by User avatar ddylan26331230

Nausea and pain

Answered by a doctor

For a week now i have been waking up with bad nausea and for about a year now i have had these random pains in my chest they only last for a few seconds though.......the nausea is so bad i can't eat and the pains in my chest are so bad i can't breathe while they're there. I cant be pregnant as I've...

by User avatar sethcinnamon