Cardiovascular Disorders and Diseases Medical Answers

Leukemia refers to an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells of the body. The normal role of white blood cells in the body is to help fight...

A person can possibly visualise their heart beating in their chest around the area where the left 5th intercostal space (area between the 5th and 6th ribs), and the left...

Exercise after heart surgery is something I know a little too much about. Over the past three years, I have had six heart procedures. I caught an infection, I developed...

I have had supraventricular tacchyarrhythmias (try saying that three times in a row), usually supraventicular tacchycardia, both known as SVTs, myself. I also sometimes feel like I am going to pass out when I bend from the waist. I also have been told by a doctor it was "all in your head," only it

The circulatory system consists of the heart and blood vessels, including arteries, veins, and capillaries. Arteries are responsible for supplying other organs with oxygenated blood, while veins bring deoxygenated blood back to the heart (the exceptions are the pulmonary arteries, which bring

There is an amazing collection of complaints that can cause dizziness, nausea with or without vomiting, diarrhea, racing heart, and anxiety, or some combination of these symptoms. You can't get a medical diagnosis from an article on the Internet, even this one, but here are some additional

A hematoma over a muscle, like a hematoma on the thigh or hip, is basically a bruise gone bad. Muscles that are attached to two joints are especially prone to contusions, and shallow muscles that attached to two joints like those on the thigh tend to "pop out" in particularly nasty bruises. These

People usually get bruises by bumping or falling into things. This happens because the blood vessels under the affected area break, making blood leak beneath the skin. These bruises can appear bluish black, but over the course of their healing, bruises can change into a range of colors including

The human heart weighs about 7 to 15 ounces or approximately 200 to 425 grams. It is a little bigger than the size of a fist, but this may vary according to your age, size and condition. Athletes and elderly individuals may have larger hearts. Your heart beats at an average of 100,000 times daily

The blood vessels you see in your legs and feet are part of the venous network of vessels that pump blood to the heart through a series of valves with the help of the leg muscles. The valves in the walls of the veins serve to ensure a one-way flow of blood towards the heart, while the muscles of