Cardio-Vascular
Below are our 5 articles in the 'cardio-vascular' category:
Veins are the blood vessels that take the blood back to the heart and lungs ready to be re-oxygenated and pumped back around the body. In order for the veins to take the blood back to the heart ...
Deep vein thrombosis is a potentially life threatening disorder caused by a blood clot forming in the veins, usually of the lower leg.
The blood clots occur for a number of reasons such as ...
Women are more at risk of suffering from a DVT than men for many reasons. Certain medications, pregnancy and obesity canall increase the risk of developing a blood clot in the deep veins of the ...
A stroke is a consequence of cardiovascular disease and is caused by the delicate blood vessels of the brain being blocked or rupturing. The blockage may be caused by either a blood clot or ...
Women are no longer considered to be a less of a risk of developing heart disease as men. It has been found that although they are equally at risk of the disease, they are not diagnosed as early as ...
