This is a guest post by Dr. Bhagat Reddy. Dr. Reddy is the Director of Vascular Medicine & Endovascular Interventions at Piedmont Heart Institute in Atlanta, Georgia.
Danger level: High
What is it?
Blood vessels
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Danger level: High
What is it?
Temporal arteritis (also known as giant cell arteritis) is a disease in which there is an inflammation of your blood vessels (which in medical terms is called vasculitis). Most…[More]
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Danger level: High
What is it?
The aorta is the largest blood vessel in our body, and it responsible for supplying blood to all of our organs. Aortic dissection is a life-threatening situation which occurs…[More]
Tags: Adults, Cardiology, Danger-High
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Danger level: High
What is it?
Hypertension is an elevated level of the blood pressure, which can lead to serious complications.
Who gets it?
Hypertension affects about 60 million people in the US (30% of the population),…[More]
Tags: Adults, Cardiology, Danger-High, Internal-Medicine
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Danger level: High
What is it?
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT for short) is a blood clot (or thrombus in Greek) that forms in a deep vein in the body.
Who gets it?
There are a few…[More]
Tags: Adults, Cardiology, Danger-High, Internal-Medicine
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Danger level: High
What is it?
Kawasaki is a disease that causes inflammation of blood vessels.
Who gets it?
Kawasaki is mostly a children’s disease, and occurs mostly between the ages 1 and 8. 80% of cases…[More]
Tags: Children, Danger-High
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