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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Artery Noise Warns of Heart Risk

A new study finds that an unusual, harsh sound that doctors can hear when passing a stethoscope over a main artery to the brain could, besides stroke, also indicate an increased risk of heart attack and death from heart disease and stroke. This sound is called a carotid bruit and is caused by...

by Lori2592 over a year ago

over a year ago by Lori2592

meaning of score on my white blood count

what does it mean when white blood count is 12.14 and normal is 4.30-10.60?

by gita342719 over a year ago

over a year ago by aushi176357

lactic acid dehydrogenase

My husband has had a high Lactic acid dehydrogenase, he has hypertension, Gout and borderline diabetes. He is also over weight. I am worried sick because no one will tell me what this is all about,. but they tell me its bad. what can we do, please help and can it be lowered with some medication?...

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

Bloodwork chemicals check

dowhat type of chemicals does the lab test for when chemical is checked off on a bloodwork requistion?

by ann over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

Sickel

Hi, I am 22 and for me life with sickle cells is hard. I am spending all the time in the hospital and I am always tired. Sometimes I need two blood transfusions and it happens that I catch up all type of things that are there. I already lost lot of school and I can’t catch up with work I am very...

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by rhodes1509

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Answered by a doctor

My mother was diagnosed with abdominal aortic aneurysm.She is supposed to have a surgery in a few weeks. How dangerous it is ? Any experiences? Tnx

by Jogga over a year ago

over a year ago by anonymous

Angioplasty May Be A Good Alternative to Bypass Surgery

South Korean researchers compared two procedures done to unblock the left main coronary arteries, bypass surgery and percutaneous coronary intervention -- PCI, often referred to as angioplasty. They concluded that angioplasty may be a good alternative for the current standard procedure bypass...

by Mick over a year ago

over a year ago by Mick

blood vessels that bleed when touched

I am 69 yrs old. Male Cau.. I get these red spots on my hands and elbow when I use my hands for handy work.They look like blood vesels trying to surface. If I happen to hit it against anything hard it will bleed. I take four medications every morning. They are aspirin 80mg, actos tabs 30mg, flomax...

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

Husband has just been diagnosed and having a hard time coming to grips with it

I am posting here on behalf of my 56-year-old husband who was diagnosed with a Type B dissecting aortic aneurysm two months ago. It was picked up on a CT scan for a cough he had trouble getting rid of. He has had 2 CT scans and 2 visits to an excellent vascular surgeon who is recommending a "wait...

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest