septicemia 353
thalassemia 169
thrombocytopenia 171
triglyceride blood level 112
tumor markers 395
vitamin K 173
blood and lymph 118–174, 121 t
blood autodonation 128, 130
blood cells 140, 168, 278
blood clots
anticoagulation therapy 13–16,
15 t
aspirin therapy 20–21
cardiac rehabilitation 30
DVT 47
medications to treat
cardiovascular disease 82–83
NSAIDs 287
platelet aggregation 163
pulmonary embolism 224
thrombolytic therapy 110–111
TIA 111
valvular heart disease 114
blood donation 127–129,128, 130,
131, 162
bloodletting 122, 237
blood pressure 24–25, 24 t
aging, changes in the blood and
lymph that occur with 124
aneurysm 10
antihistamine medications 248
breathing 193
cardiovascular system 4
circulation 5
diet and cardiovascular health
50
hemophilia 144
hypertension 66–67
hypotension 67–68
lifestyle and cardiovascular
health 72, 73
Lyme disease 342
medications to treat
cardiovascular disease 76
obesity and cardiovascular
disease 90
omega fatty acids and
cardiovascular health 90
stroke 107, 108
valvular heart disease 114
blood stem cells 129
blood and lymph research and
treatment advances 122
bone marrow 118, 132
bone marrow transplantation
133
graft vs.host disease 265
leukemia 145
myelofibrosis 160
blood tests 245, 248, 255, 285
blood transfusion 129–130, 129 t,
130 t
anemia 125
blood and lymph medical
traditions 122
blood type 130
bone marrow donation 133
DIC 137
hemapheresis 141
HLAs 267
leukemia 147
myelodysplasia syndrome 160
myelofibrosis 160
plasma 162
sickle cell disease 166
thalassemia 169
blood type 62, 130–131, 131 t,246,
318
blood vessels 1, 4–5, 20, 34, 368
BMI. Seebody mass index
body mass index (BMI) 43, 89, 89t
body shape and cardiovascular
health 25
bone marrow 131–132, 132 t
aging, changes in the blood and
lymph that occur with 123
anemia 125
B-cell lymphocyte 251
blood 127
blood and lymph 118–119
chemotherapy 377
CSFs 254
EPO 137
erythrocyte 137
hematopoiesis 140
immune system 235
leukemia 145
leukocyte 148
leukopenia 148
lymphocyte 151
monocyte 157
multiple myeloma 157
myelodysplasia syndrome 160
myelofibrosis 160, 161
platelet 163
polycythemia vera 164
reticulocyte 165
thrombocythemia 171
thrombocytopenia 171
bone marrow donation 129, 130,
132–133
bone marrow transplantation 133anemia 125
blood and lymph research and
treatment advances 122
cancer treatment options and
decisions 372
CSFs 254
graft vs.host disease 263–265
immunoablation 274
immunosuppressive therapy 276
leukemia 147
multiple myeloma 159
myelofibrosis 161
SCID 294
sickle cell disease 167
thalassemia 169
botulism 312–313, 327
bovine spongiform encephalopathy
(BSE) 350
bradycardia 17, 23, 93, 104
brain
aneurysm 11
AVM 19
cardiovascular system 4
circle of Willis 37
encephalitis 322–323
heart attack 57
meningitis 343, 344
microinfarction 84
pneumococcal pneumonia 349
prion 349–350
psychoneuroimmunology 290
rabies 350
stroke 107–108
TIA 111
tuberculosis 359
BRCA-1/BRCA-2 364, 369
breast cancer
adult survivors of childhood
cancer 367
aging, cardiovascular changes
that occur with 10
BRCA-1/BRCA-2 369
cancer 364
cancer risk factors 370
cancer treatment options and
decisions 372
cancer vaccines 373
CEA 374
hormone-driven cancers 381
sentinel lymph node dissection
391
surgery for cancer 394
breastfeeding 239, 289
breathing 193–194
aging, pulmonary changes that
occur with 182Index 407