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What is Artery conditions?

What is Artery conditions?

Any of a number of conditions that can affect an artery. Arteries are blood vessels that deliver oxygenated blood from the ...more »

• Artery conditions: Any conditions affecting arteries.

Artery conditions: Introduction

Types of Artery conditions:

Types of Artery conditions:

• Aneurysm
  • Ruptured aneurysm
  • Abdominal aortic aneurysm
  • Aortic aneurysm
  • Ruptured aortic aneurysm
• Aorta conditions
  • Aortic coarctation
  • Aortic valve disease
• Arteritis
• Atherosclerosis
• Arteriosclerosis
• Coronary artery disease
• Cerebral artery disease (type of Cerebrovascular Conditions)
• Carotid artery disease
• Cerebral Arteriosclerosis
• Autoimmune Atherosclerosis
• Peripheral arterial disease (PAD)
• Wallenberg's Syndrome
• Basilar artery migraine
• Temporal arteritis
• Embolism
• Polyarteritis nodosa
• Primary pulmonary hypertension
• Pulmonary embolism
• Pulmonary hypertension
• Thromboembolism
• more types...»

Broader types of Artery conditions:

• Blood vessel conditions
• Circulatory system conditions
• Senior health conditions
• more types...»

How serious is Artery conditions?

Deaths for Artery conditions: 40,788 deaths (NHLBI 1999)

What causes Artery conditions?

Causes of Artery conditions: see causes of Artery conditions

What are the symptoms of Artery conditions?

Symptoms of Artery conditions: see symptoms of Artery conditions

Artery conditions: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Artery conditions.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Artery conditions.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Artery conditions: Vascular Surgeon ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Artery conditions.
Treatments for Artery conditions: see treatments for Artery conditions
Research for Artery conditions: see research for Artery conditions

Society issues for Artery conditions

Hospitalizations for Artery conditions: 286,000 (NHLBI 1999)

Hospitalization statistics for Artery conditions: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Artery conditions:

• 0.57% (73,028) of hospital episodes were for diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 82% of hospital consultations for diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 62% of hospital episodes for diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries were for diseases of men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 38% of hospital episodes for diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries were for diseases of women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 31% of hospital admissions for diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 11.4 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• more statistics...»

Physician office visits for Artery conditions: 1,993,000 (NHLBI 1999)

Organs Affected by Artery conditions:

Organs and body systems related to Artery conditions include:

• Artery

Name and Aliases of Artery conditions

Main name of condition: Artery conditions

Other names or spellings for Artery conditions:

Artery conditions: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Artery conditions:

• Abdominal aortic aneurysm
• AAA
• Mycotic aneurysm
• Abscess formation
• Atherosclerosis
• Smoking
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• COPD
• Hypertension
• Syncope
• Shock
• Cyanosis
• Sudden cardiovascular collapse
• Peripheral atherosclerotic vascular disease
• Marfan syndrome
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
• Collagen vascular diseases

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