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Medical tests
… (AST) test measures the amount of this enzyme in the blood. AST is normally found in red blood cells , liver , heart, muscle tissue, pancreas , and … (SGOT). Low levels of AST are normally found in the blood. When body tissue or an organ such as the heart or …
Medical tests
… Information Test Overview The sedimentation rate (sed rate) blood test measures how quickly red blood cells (erythrocytes) settle in a test tube in one … is present in the body, certain proteins cause red blood cells to stick together and fall more quickly than …
Medications
… heart disease (for example, heart attacks), stroke, serious blood clots (possibly in the lungs and legs), dementia, and … rarely cause very serious (possibly fatal) problems from blood clots (such as heart attack, stroke, blood clots in the lungs or legs, blindness). Get medical …
Medications
… health needs. Warning This medication can raise your blood pressure. High blood pressure can increase your risk of serious (even fatal) heart and blood vessel problems (such as heart attack, stroke). Your …
Health topics
… people with lupus produce an antibody that attacks certain blood-clotting factors, which can cause the blood to clot easily. footnote 1 A person who has this antibody and has had blood clots is said to have antiphospholipid antibody …
Medical tests
… load test measures how much hepatitis C virus is in the blood. Viral load may be measured before, during, and after … test is done to see if there is any active virus in the blood. It's sometimes used to see how well treatment for … It Is Done A health professional uses a needle to take a blood sample, usually from the arm. How It Feels You may …
Medications
… heartbeat. Uses Carvedilol is used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. It is also used after a … survival if your heart is not pumping well. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and … in your body, such as epinephrine, on the heart and blood vessels. This effect lowers your heart rate, blood …
Medications
… used to treat chest pain (angina), heart failure, and high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and … your body (such as epinephrine) that affect the heart and blood vessels. This lowers heart rate, blood pressure, and …
Medications
… early, you have a higher risk of forming a serious blood clot (such as a stroke, blood clot in the legs/lungs). Your doctor may direct you to take a different "blood thinning" or antiplatelet medication to reduce your …
Health topics
… born or at birth. Most congenital heart defects affect how blood flows through the heart or through the blood vessels near the heart. Some defects may cause blood to flow in a pattern that isn't normal. Others can …
