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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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Telephone:
Address:
301-592-8573
31 Center Drive MSC 2486
Bethesda, MD 20892
 

Organization website: www.nhlbi.nih.gov

 

Questions & Answers

Q. What are the signs and symptoms of endocarditis?
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Infective endocarditis (IE) can cause a range of signs and symptoms that can vary from person to person. Signs and symptoms also can vary over time...
Q. Who is at risk for endocarditis?
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Infective endocarditis (IE) is an uncommon condition that can affect both children and adults. It's more common in men than women.IE typically...
Q. What are the signs and symptoms of high blood cholesterol?
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
High blood cholesterol usually has no signs or symptoms. Thus, many people don't know that their cholesterol levels are too high.If you're 20 years...
Q. What are the signs and symptoms of high blood pressure?
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
High blood pressure (HBP) itself usually has no signs or symptoms. Rarely, headaches may occur.You can have HBP for years without knowing it. During...
Q. What causes high blood pressure?
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Blood pressure tends to rise with age, unless you take steps to prevent or control it.Some medical problems, such as chronic kidney disease, thyroid...
Q. What are the signs and symptoms of holes in the heart?
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Atrial Septal DefectMany babies who are born with atrial septal defects (ASDs) have no signs or symptoms. However, as they grow, these children may...
Q. What causes holes in the heart?
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Mothers of children who are born with atrial septal defects (ASDs), ventricular septal defects (VSDs), or other heart defects may think they did...
Q. What are holes in the heart?
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Holes in the heart are simple congenital (kon-JEN-ih-tal) heart defects. Congenital heart defects are problems with the heart's structure that are...
Q. What is the heart?
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Your heart is a muscular organ that pumps blood to your body. Your heart is at the center of your circulatory system. This system consists of a...
Q. How can Kawasaki disease be prevented?
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Kawasaki disease can't be prevented. However, most children who have the disease recover—usually within weeks of getting signs and symptoms. Further...
Q. What are the signs and symptoms of Kawasaki disease?
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Major Signs and SymptomsOne of the main symptoms during the early part of Kawasaki disease, called the acute phase, is fever. The fever lasts longer...
Q. Who is at risk for Kawasaki disease?
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Kawasaki disease affects children of all races and ages and both genders. It occurs most often in children of Asian and Pacific Island descent.The...
Q. What causes Kawasaki disease?
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The cause of Kawasaki disease isn't known. The body's response to a virus or infection combined with genetic factors may cause the disease. However...
Q. What is Kawasaki disease?
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Kawasaki (KAH-wah-SAH-ke) disease is a rare childhood disease. It's a form of a condition called vasculitis (vas-kyu-LI-tis). This condition involves...
Q. Who is at risk for Marfan syndrome?
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People at highest risk for Marfan syndrome are those who have a family history of the condition. If you have Marfan syndrome, you have a 50 percent...
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