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• Lymphatic system
  ...ally in the legs and genitals. It is most commonly caused by a [[parasitic disease]] known as [[lymphatic filariasis]]. [[Category:Cardiovascular system]]
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• Lymphatic System Assessment
  *defend the body against disease by producing lymphocytes ...can account for this tenderness. Bacterial infections such as cat scratch disease or local skin wounds also often cause the nodes to be enlarged and tender.
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• Spleen
  ...expected 1.3) and a significant excess of mortality from [[ischaemic heart disease]] (4.1 from an expected 3) but not from other conditions.<ref>Robinette CD, {{Main|Splenic disease}}
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• Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
  ...Against Rheumatism and the International Stem Cell Project for Autoimmune Disease |journal=Bone Marrow Transplant. |volume=24 |issue=7 |pages=729–34 |year= ...d of developing a life-threatening complication called [[graft-versus-host disease]].<ref>{{cite journal | author=Thomas ED, Lochte HL, Lu WC et al.|
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• Vasospasm
  If you already have atherosclerosis and ischemic heart disease, there are some pharmacological options for reducing the severity and occur ...receptor antagonists should be avoided in patients with reactive pulmonary disease to avoid asthma attacks. Also Beta-receptor antagonists should be avoided i
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• Angiology
  ...[lymphedema]]. It also involves modification of risk factors for vascular disease like high [[cholesterol]], high [[blood pressure]]. Cardiovascular risk factors such [[high blood pressure]], elevated [[cholesterol]] and oth
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• Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection
  [[Category:cardiovascular system]] [[Category:congenital heart disease]]
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• Tricuspid atresia
  '''Tricuspid atresia''' is a form of [[congenital heart disease]] whereby there is a complete absence of the [[tricuspid valve]]. Therefore [[Category:Cardiovascular system]]
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• Ankle brachial pressure index
  ...in the leg is an [[indication]] of blocked arteries ([[peripheral vascular disease]]). The ABI is calculated by dividing the higher [[Systole (medicine)|systo ...ial pressures, and association with leg functioning in peripheral arterial disease |journal=JJ Vasc Surg. |volume=32 |issue=6 |pages=1164–71 |year=2000 |mon
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• Venous ulcer
  {{Infobox disease | [[Category:Cardiovascular system]]
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• Fossa ovalis (heart)
  ...est H.; David J Driscoll; Shaddy, Robert Alan |title=Moss and Adams' Heart disease in infants, children, and adolescents: including the fetus and young adult [[Category:Cardiovascular system]]
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• Persistent truncus arteriosus
  ...osus''' (or '''Truncus arteriosus''') is a rare form of [[congenital heart disease]] that presents at birth. In this condition, the [[embryological]] structur ...e/sec19/ch287/ch287k.html |title=Persistent Truncus Arteriosus: Congenital Cardiovascular Anomalies: Merck Manual Professional |accessdate=2007-11-04 |format= |work=
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• Arteriovenous anastomosis
  [[Pathology|Pathological]] anastomoses result from trauma or disease and may involve [[vein]]s, [[artery|arteries]], or intestines. These are us [[Category:Cardiovascular system]]
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• Endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor
  ...m-derived hyperpolarizing factor in vascular physiology and cardiovascular disease |journal=Atherosclerosis |volume=202 |issue=2 |pages=330–44 |year=2009 |m ...m-derived hyperpolarizing factor in vascular physiology and cardiovascular disease |journal=Atherosclerosis |volume=202 |issue=2 |pages=330–44 |year=2009 |m
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• Cardiac function curve
  ...out -1 to +2 [[torr|mmHg]]. The higher pressures normally occur only in [[disease]], in conditions such as [[heart failure]], where the heart is unable to pu {{Cardiovascular physiology}}
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• Vascular permeability
  ...e="P&S">Page, RC; Schroeder, HE. "Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Periodontal Disease: A Summary of Current Work." ''Lab Invest'' 1976;34(3):235-249</ref> [[Category:Cardiovascular system]]
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• Anastomosis
  [[Pathology|Pathological]] anastomosis results from trauma or disease and may involve [[vein]]s, [[artery|arteries]], or intestines. These are us [[Category:Cardiovascular system]]
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• Basement membrane
  ..."Robbins"> Kumar, Abbas, Fausto; ''Robbins and Cotran: Pathologic Basis of Disease''; Elsevier, 7th ed. </ref><ref> Stanley JR, Woodley DT, Katz SI, Martin GR ...ype IV is autoantigen (target antigen) of autoantibodies in the autoimmune disease [[Goodpasture's syndrome]].<ref> Janeway, Travers, Walport, Shlomchik; ''Im
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• High endothelial venules
  ...hor=Janeway, Charles |title=Immunobiology: the immune system in health and disease |publisher=Garland Science |location=New York |year=2005 |pages= |isbn=0-81 ...cksley |title=Immunity: The Immune Response to Infectious and Inflammatory Disease (Primers in Biology) |publisher=Oxford University Press, USA |location= |ye
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• Endothelium
  ...thelial dysfunction has also been shown to be predictive of future adverse cardiovascular events. One of the main mechanisms of endothelial dysfunction is the dimini {{Cardiovascular system}}
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