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… they release a waste product called creatinine into the blood. The kidneys then filter creatinine from the blood. From the kidneys, creatinine passes out of the body … normally, high amounts of creatinine remain in the blood while low amounts are passed out in the urine. During …
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… by atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) and high blood pressure, traumatic injury to the chest, such as being … of the following may cause aortic dissection: High blood pressure. Most patients with an aortic dissection have had high blood pressure for many years. The high blood pressure …
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… including coronary artery disease, heart failure and high blood pressure, which is the most common. Each of these can … is safe and can improve: The health of your heart and blood vessels Physical fitness and function Quality of life … Toolkit consists of handouts on physical activity for high blood pressure (Topics F and G) and chronic heart failure …
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… and left: The right side of your heart receives oxygen-poor blood from your veins and pumps it to your lungs to take up … oxygen. The left side of your heart receives oxygen-rich blood from your lungs and pumps it through your arteries to … your body. Your heart has four separate chambers that pump blood—two on the right side and two on the left side: Right …
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… or leg artery bypass. This type of surgery redirects blood around a blocked blood vessel in your leg. So it may improve the blood flow in your leg. This can decrease leg pain, …
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… the growing uterus puts pressure on the veins that return blood from the legs, it becomes harder for blood to leave the legs. This can lead to pooled blood that causes one or more veins to swell. The extra …
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… nonprescription drugs, and herbal products). Do not donate blood while using mycophenolate and for 6 weeks after … medication with others. Lab and/or medical tests (such as blood counts, drug levels, kidney function, pregnancy test) should be done …
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… and whole-grain foods for foods that have a lot of sugar or fat. For more on eating and smoking, see Quitting … and whole-grain foods for foods that have a lot of sugar or fat. For more on eating and smoking, see Quitting …
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… amounts of hepatitis B antibodies taken from donated human blood. Antibodies are proteins that a person’s immune system … globulin safe? Yes. HBIg is prepared from donated human blood that has been tested to ensure its safety. All blood donors are screened for exposure to viruses such as …
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… . It is a procedure that widens the mitral valve so that blood flows more easily through the heart. It's also called … sleep. You won't feel pain when the catheter is put in the blood vessel. A doctor uses a thin flexible tube (catheter) … the size of the mitral valve opening. And it allows more blood to flow from the left atrium into the left ventricle. …
