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  Blood pressure

  Blood pressure is the pressure exerted by the blood on the walls of the blood vessels. Unless indicated otherwise, blood pressure is understood to mean arterial blood pressure, i.e., the pressure in ... > more
• Anxiety
  Psychiatry
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Healthy Aging
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  Panic attack

  A panic attack is a period of intense, often temporarily disabling sense of extreme fear or psychological distress, typically of abrupt onset. Though it is often a purely terrifying feeling to the ... > more
• Leukemia
  Immune System
  Kidney Disease
  Osteoporosis
  Lymphoma
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  Transplant rejection

  Transplant rejection occurs when the immune system of the recipient of an transplant attacks the transplanted organ or tissue. This is because a normal healthy human immune system can distinguish ... > more
• Heart Disease
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  Cholesterol
  Diseases and Conditions
  Triglycerides
   
  

  Artificial heart

  An artificial heart is a prosthetic device that is implanted into the body to replace the original biological heart. It is distinct from a cardiac pump, which is an external device used to provide ... > more
• Heart Disease
  Medical Imaging
  Stroke Prevention
  Vioxx
  Cholesterol
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  Echocardiography

  The echocardiogram is an ultrasound of the heart. Using standard ultrasound techniques, two-dimensional slices of the heart can be imaged. The latest ultrasound systems now employ 3D real-time ... > more
• Heart Disease
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  Vioxx
  Cholesterol
  Triglycerides
  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  Heart valve

  In anatomy, the heart valves are valves in the heart that maintain the unidirectional flow of blood by opening and closing depending on the difference in pressure on each ... > more
• Heart Disease
  Stroke Prevention
  Cholesterol
  Chronic Illness
  Diseases and Conditions
  Triglycerides
   

  Coronary heart disease

  Coronary heart disease (CHD), also called coronary artery disease (CAD) and atherosclerotic heart disease, is the end result of the accumulation of atheromatous plaques within the walls of the ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Hypertension
  Triglycerides
  Nervous System
   

  Local anesthetic

  A local anesthetic is a drug that reversibly inhibits the propagation of signals along nerves. When it is used on specific nerve pathways, effects such as analgesia (loss of pain sensation) and ... > more
• Heart Disease
  Stroke Prevention
  Vioxx
  Fitness
  Cholesterol
  Triglycerides
   
  

  Heart rate

  Heart rate is a term used to describe the frequency of the cardiac cycle. It is considered one of the four vital signs. Usually it is calculated as the number of contractions (heart beats) of the ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Human Biology
  Viruses
  Sports Medicine
  Allergy
   
  

  Fever

  Fever is a frequent medical symptom that describes an increase in internal body temperature to levels that are above normal (37 degrees Celsius, 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit). Fever is most accurately ... > more

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