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| Anaemia - Occurs for various reasons, but essentially means that blood does not carry enough oxygen; classic symp... |
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| Angina - Dull, constricting pain felt in centre of chest and radiating up into neck and jaw and usually down left... |
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| Arrhythmias - Irregular heart rhythms which develop when special group of cells (sinus node) in right atrium of h... |
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| Atherosclerosis - Slow clogging up and hardening of arteries due to build-up of fatty deposits (atheroma, atherom... |
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| Bruising - Accumulation of blood in tissues around a ruptured blood vessel; as soon as rupture occurs, blood plat... |
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| Chilblains - An extreme reaction to cold, in which superficial blood vessels contract excessively causing skin to... |
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| Deep Vein Thrombosis - Presence of blood clot in a deep vein, usually in leg or lower abdomen, obstructing return... |
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| Enlarged Spleen - One of the symptoms of malaria, cirrhosis of the liver, leukaemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease,... |
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| Gangrene - Flesh which has died from oxygen starvation; causes include embolism, poor circulation, frostbite, or ... |
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| Heart Attack - Also known as Coronary Thrombosis, Cardiac or Myocardial Infarction. Heart attacks occur when the ... |
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| Heart Failure - A rather drastic name for a condition which may not be immediately threatening; what is meant is ... |
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| Lymphangitis - Inflammation of lymph vessels, visible as thin red lines under skin; these radiate from site of in... |
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| Myocarditis - Inflammation of heart muscle, a rare complication of mumps, diptheria, toxoplasmosis, and viral res... |
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| Palpitations - Sensation that heart is beating irregularly, or faster or more forcefully than it should, given th... |
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| Pericarditis - Inflammation of membrane around heart (pericardium), sometimes with accumulation of fluid between ... |
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| Raynaud`s Disease - Sudden contraction of small arteries in fingers and toes, causing skin to turn very pale, the... |
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| Thrombophlebitis - Inflammation of a vein, usually due to injury or infection; roughening of wall of affected vei... |
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| Thrombosis - In normal circumstances blood only clots when blood vessels have been ruptured. A thrombus is a bloo... |
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| Varicose Veins - A sign that valves in affected veins are weak and unable to prevent backflow of blood; an often ... |
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