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Results 1 - 10 of 75 for Blood Vessels
  1. Diabetic Eye Problems (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... Over time, high blood sugar may damage the blood vessels and lenses in your eyes. This can lead ... cause of blindness in American adults. It affects blood vessels in the retina (the light-sensitive layer of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/diabeticeyeproblems.html - Health Topics
  2. Vascular Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... Your vascular system is your body's network of blood vessels. It includes your: Arteries, which carry oxygen-rich ... back to your heart Capillaries, which are tiny blood vessels that connect your small arteries to your small ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/vasculardiseases.html - Health Topics
  3. Vasculitis (National Library of Medicine)  
    Vasculitis is an inflammation of the blood vessels. It happens when the body's immune system attacks the blood vessel by mistake. It can happen because of an infection, a medicine, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/vasculitis.html - Health Topics
  4. Diabetic Foot (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... when high blood sugar damages the nerves and blood vessels in the feet. The nerve damage, called diabetic ... infection may not heal well because the damaged blood vessels can cause poor blood flow in your feet. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/diabeticfoot.html - Health Topics
  5. Raynaud's Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    Raynaud's disease is a rare disorder of the blood vessels, usually in the fingers and toes. It causes the blood vessels to narrow when you are cold or feeling ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/raynaudsdisease.html - Health Topics
  6. Kawasaki Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... type of vasculitis, which is inflammation of the blood vessels. Kawasaki disease is serious, but most children can ... disease happens when the immune system injures the blood vessels by mistake. Researchers do not fully know why ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/kawasakidisease.html - Health Topics
  7. Bruises (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... surface. It happens when an injury crushes small blood vessels but does not break the skin. Those vessels break open and leak blood under the skin. Bruises are often painful and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/bruises.html - Health Topics
  8. Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... a type of vasculitis, or inflammation of the blood vessels. The inflammation limits the flow of blood to important organs, causing damage. It can affect ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/granulomatosiswithpolyangiitis.html - Health Topics
  9. Peripheral Arterial Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... happens when there is a narrowing of the blood vessels outside of your heart. The cause of PAD is atherosclerosis. This happens when plaque builds up on the walls of the arteries that supply blood to the arms and legs. Plaque is a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/peripheralarterialdisease.html - Health Topics
  10. Hemorrhagic Stroke (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... the less common type. It happens when a blood vessel breaks and bleeds into the brain. Within minutes, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/hemorrhagicstroke.html - Health Topics
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