Blood Health Center

Common Disorders

• Blood typing
• Blood pressure - high
• Capillary sample
• ABO incompatibility
• Hypertension
• Aging changes in the heart and blood vessels
• Essential hypertension
• Changes in the newborn at birth
• Arterial stick
• Vomiting blood
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Blood - Health News

• Stroke in Children Rare But Costly
  U.S. study finds pricetag hits $42 million a year
  
• Study Pinpoints Risk Factors for Death in Young Stroke Victims
  Many can be modified, treated to improve odds, experts say
  
• Vegetable Amino Acid Lowers Blood Pressure
  Get plenty of it in your diet, researchers say
  
• Mini-Strokes May Cause Vision Loss
  Hong Kong researchers implicate silent infarcts in glaucoma
  
• Genes Linked to Cholesterol in Cells Are Identified
  Discovery could lead to new treatment targets, researchers say
  
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Related Tools and Calculators

• Check Your Cholesterol Now
  Scientists have done wonders at figuring out ways to control cholesterol. Do you need to start applying them less casually? Or are your numbers low enough to make a cardiologist's day?
  

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  Fewer than two in five people know the warning signs of stroke. Recognizing these symptoms could save a life.
  
• Disaster Heart Attacks
  It's been more than three years since Hurrican Katrina ripped through New Orleans.  A new study shows the storm did more than damage residents' homes.  It also damaged their hearts.
  
• Teaching Old Docs New Tricks
  Two new programs are helping veteran doctors keep up with the latest technology.
  
• What's Your Stroke IQ?
  Fewer than two in five people know the warning signs of stroke.  Recognizing these symptoms could save a life.
  
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Related Animations

• Coronary Bypass Surgery
  The Coronary bypass procedure is usually called a CABG. It is a type of heart surgery that reroutes, or "bypasses," the blood around these clogged arteries. This video animation shows how this life saving surgery is done.
  
• Angioplasty
  Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) ? often abbreviated to angioplasty ? is a procedure to re-open a narrowed coronary artery. Watch how this procedure opens arteries.
  
• Cholesterol
  Cholesterol is a soft, fat-like, waxy substance found in the bloodstream and in all your body's cells. Statins are the most widely used medication for lowering cholesterol. This video animation shows how Cholesterol behaves in the blood stream.
  
• Heart Attack
  Heart attack or myocardial infarction is caused due to coronary artery blockage. This video animation demonstrates how a heart attack can happen.