Blood, Heart and Circulation
Heart Diseases
Heart disease is a general term that includes many types of heart problems.
Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis is a condition in which plaque builds up inside your arteries.
Heart Failure
Heart failure means that your heart can’t pump enough oxygen-rich blood to meet your body’s needs.
Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary heart disease is a narrowing of the blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to the heart.
Heart Valve Diseases
Heart valve disease happens when one or more of your heart valves don’t work well.
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathy is disease in which the heart muscle becomes weakened, stretched,
Angioplasty
Angioplasty is a procedure to improve blood flow in coronary arteries that have become narrow or blocked.
Cardiac Arrest
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a condition in which the heart suddenly stops beating.
Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a condition in which the heart suddenly stops beating.
Angina
Is a type of chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart, is a symptom of coronary artery disease.
Hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol)
Hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol) is an excess of lipids or fats in your blood.
Heart Attack
Is a medical emergency where your heart muscle begins to die because it isn’t getting enough blood flow.
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
Leukemia is a term for cancers of the blood cells. Leukemia starts in blood-forming tissues such as the bone marrow.
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
Your bone marrow makes the cells which will develop into white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets.
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a type of acute leukemia. “Acute” means that the leukemia usually gets worse quickly if it’s not treated.
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
In AML, the bone marrow makes abnormal myeloblasts (a type of white blood cell), red blood cells, or platelets.
Leukemia
Leukemia is a term for cancers of the blood cells. Leukemia starts in blood-forming tissues such as the bone marrow. Your bone marrow makes the cells which will develop into white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets.
