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Blood, heart and circulation
Blood, heart, and circulation are collectively known as the "cardiovascular system." It is one of the most important systems in the body.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
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A 32-year old asked:
Where does deoxygenated blood first flow to after returning to the heart from the systemic circulation?
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A 28-year old male asked:
How to increase blood circulation in heart any good foods are any particular exercise ? My relative had ECG and they told its like ischemia
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A 38-year old asked:
Is it possible for me to have poor blood circulation if I have a normal heart rate and blood pressure?
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A 36-year old asked:
Is it possible to have poor blood circulation even if you have a normal heart rate and blood pressure?
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A 18-year old male asked:
Have a knot on one of my veins in my arm from sleeping on it months ago. My arm loses blood circulation quick whenever I'm sitting to long. I'm curious about this knot that has been here for months, my heart hurts sometimes from this . ?
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A 39-year old male asked:
I have chest pain around heart. Behind the heart . That is back pain. My neck is very hard. I feel slow blood circulation to brain. My left is week?
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A 46-year old female asked:
I have a heart murmer, edema which is getting worse, high blood pressure, had rapid weight gain, poor circulation, eyesight deteriorating rapidly. Help!
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A 38-year old asked:
Does raynaud's affect my heart circulation?
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A 38-year old asked:
What exactly is the circulation path from heart to kidneys to heart?
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A 40-year old asked:
Does bad circulation cause high heart rate?
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A 37-year old asked:
Is the heart involved in pulmonary circulation?
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A 37-year old asked:
How unusual is cardiac collateral circulation that supplies the heart?
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A 40-year old female asked:
What does it mean when the heart does not get enougj circulation afte r exercise?
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A 41-year old asked:
Does having poor circulation of the heart also apply to raynaud's as well?
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A 37-year old asked:
Circulation and complex congenital heart disease: what symptoms would be most prominent?
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A 36-year old asked:
Could you tell me what are good foods and vitamins for getting a healthy heart and improving circulation?
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A 17-year old male asked:
Does toprol (metoprolol) XR cause poor circulation and av heart block?
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A 43-year old asked:
I have heart disease, recently noticed a blue spot on my penis, do I have circulation problems?
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A 72-year old male asked:
What do large red circle on back of both knees mean? 73 y/o male with heart, lung, and circulation issues?
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A female asked:
31yr old female. Went to ER with ALL heart attack symptoms. HR 144 BP 136/83. arms lost circulation, turned blue. Tests normal. discharged within 3hrs?
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A 44-year old male asked:
If SPo2 on a pulse oximeter goes from mid to high 90s to under 93 when arm is raised (or level), is this a cause for concern? Heart / circulation related, or just how a PulseOx device works?
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A 32-year old female asked:
I have restless leg syndrome at night and am concerned it has to do with poor circulation, and does this mean my heart is at risk? And I have been told before I have low iron. Could this contribute? Am I anemic
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A 38-year old female asked:
Just told I have fibro, wondering if my achy legs, hips, knees from the fibro?Achy most days. No medical problems but fibro & gerd. Heart, circulation ok
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A 63-year old male asked:
I am feeling fatigue, occasionally dizziness swelling of calves&ankles., occasionally leg cramps. Heart cath was good, leg circulation test was good what could be wrong
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A 35-year old female asked:
What are potential causes for abnormal circulation/pressure in liver identified in a ct? The liver itself is healthy according to labs/ct/ultrasound. At times I do feel increased pressure in liver. Echo of heart came back good other than mild dilation
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A 35-year old male asked:
Can mitral stenosis or pulmonary hypertension on the left side of the heart be causing poor circulation throughout the body and cause symptoms during exercise in the muscles such as muscle cramping, ache, fatigue, and heaviness?
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A 43-year old asked:
What is the path of blood in the fetal heart?
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A 39-year old asked:
Does the use of blood thinners damage the heart?
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A 40-year old asked:
How does the heart pump blood all over the body?
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A 35-year old asked:
What is the treatment for blood around the heart?
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