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).

Simcor Combination Represents Great Success In Treating Multiple Cholesterol Disorders

Researchers discovered that a new pill shows promising results in improving levels of cholesterol, triglycerides and other lipids that can be related to risk of heart disease. During the study patients were treated with Simcor combination and they felt improvement in reduction of non HDL , HDL and...

by Heather_2 over a year ago

Heprin Induced Thrombosis Death

My mother died from Heprin Induced Thrombosis. This happended 4 years ago. I still know very little about her death and how this medication caused her death. It is quite difficult to understand the loss of my mother without understanding how a blood thinner can clot blood. She began clotting...

by Denitab over a year ago

strong/long PVC's causing imbalance

Hello to all, I've had PVC's for now approximately 5 years and all med evaluations have been normal. Just as I begin to think I'm started to cope with these things something new seems to appear. First it was biegeminey heart rate, next it was one episode of SVT, then pain with palpatations, and now...

by Cuzz over a year ago

Good BP - High Pulse

I've been bothered by a condition that affects me when I exert myself, eg, swift ascent of a flight of stairs, strenuous physical activity. I experience light headedness, blurred vision, dizzyness. It goes away if I stop all motion for a couple of minutes. I took my BP and Pulse during one of...

by wistful over a year ago

False Aneurysm / Liquefied Haematoma

Well about 3 weeks ago I got hit in the head with a pole in two places (long story). I went to the doctor as there are 2 lumps and 1 big and 1 small. Went for an ultra sound and this is what it said: Scans taken in the region of interest on the left side of the scalp show a lesion measuring 1.2 x...

by synthesiss95582 over a year ago

Coughing up blood

Answered by a doctor

my husband has always had a week stomach, he is known for his throwing up after eating sometimes and he hacks a lot. today he hacked so hard which is normal for him but it had kind of a lot of blood in it. he is so stuburn he won't go to the doctor, so i was just wondering what might have caused...

by Guest over a year ago

low level Phosphoserine in amino acid panel

I did an amino acid panel 2 months ago that showed overall levels in the low range and a few (6) amino acids bellow range. Dr. added amino acid (glutamine +Threonine) + increase animal protein in diet. This seemed to have worked really well. Most amino acid level are now in upper range....

by papillon103125 over a year ago

what's going on

Lately I've realized when I first stand up i get very light headed and dizzy also Im feeling a little cramping in my abdominal area. No motion sickness except twice from waking up i felt somewhat naucious. Any suggestions on what could be going on. I thought maybe pregnancy but Im dreading the...

by Russell over a year ago

Phoenix canariensis "Canary Island Date Palm"

I was pruning a "Canary Island Date Palm" and was speared by a few spikes that the leaves have on their ends. Later pains made it difficult to walk but they abated and the next day I had another go trying to be more careful. This time a spike entered my foot and apparently broke off....

by Guest over a year ago

Heart beat in ear

Answered by a doctor

I am a 23 year old female and I have been hearing my heart beat in my right ear for almost 2 years. I get headaches a lot that I loose part of my vision and my Left hand goes numb. The headaches are always on the Right side. At first I wouldn't hear it all the time but now I do. I went to the...

by alocka0148309 over a year ago