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• Heart Disease
  Blood Clots
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  Vein

  In biology, a vein is a blood vessel which carries blood toward the heart. Veins form part of the circulatory system. The vessels that carry blood away from the heart are known as arteries. Veins ... > more
• Heart Disease
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  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
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  Heart failure

  Congestive heart failure (CHF), also called congestive cardiac failure (CCF) or just heart failure, is a condition that can result from any structural or functional cardiac disorder that impairs the ... > more
• Cholesterol
  Triglycerides
  Heart Disease
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   

  Hypercholesterolemia

  Hypercholesterolemia (literally: high blood cholesterol) is the presence of high levels of cholesterol in the ... > more
• Cholesterol
  Heart Disease
  Triglycerides
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Vegetarian
  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  Cholesterol

  Cholesterol is a sterol and a lipid found in the cell membranes of all body tissues, and transported in the blood plasma of all animals. Cholesterol plays a central role in many biochemical ... > more
• Dementia
  Heart Disease
  Alzheimer's Research
  Alzheimer's
  Stroke Prevention
  Stroke
   

  Multi-infarct dementia

  Multi-infarct dementia, also known as vascular dementia, is a form of dementia resulting from brain damage caused by stroke or transient ischemic attacks (also known as ... > more
• Heart Disease
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Allergy
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  Rheumatic fever

  Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease which may develop after a Group A streptococcal infection (such as strep throat or scarlet fever) and can involve the heart, joints, skin, and ... > more
• Robotics
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Artificial Intelligence
  Obesity
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  Robotic surgery

  Robotic surgery is the use of robots in performing surgery. Three major advances aided by surgical robots have been remote surgery, minimally invasive surgery, and unmanned surgery. Major potential ... > more
• Heart Disease
  Stroke Prevention
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  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Vioxx
   
  

  Electrocardiogram

  An electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG, abbreviated from the German Elektrokardiogramm) is a graphic produced by an electrocardiograph, which records the electrical voltage in the heart in the form of a ... > more
• Lung Disease
  Lung Cancer
  Asthma
  Heart Disease
  Cystic Fibrosis
  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  Lung

  The lung is the essential organ of respiration in air-breathing vertebrates. Its principal function is to transport oxygen from the atmosphere into the bloodstream, and to excrete carbon dioxide from ... > more
• Human Biology
  Immune System
  Lymphoma
  Diseases and Conditions
  Heart Disease
  Hypertension
   
  

  Human physiology

  Human physiology is the science of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of normal humans or human tissues or organs. The principal level of focus of physiology is at the level of ... > more

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