blood vessels 4–5
cardiovascular system 6
circulation 5
DVT 47–48
platelet 163
pulmonary veins 99
varicose veins 114–115
vena cava 115
venogram 115–116
venous insufficiency 115
vena cava 4, 33, 115, 115
venogram 115–116
venous insufficiency 48, 114, 115
ventricles
AV node 23
bundle branch 25
bundle of His 26
cardiomyopathy 31
heart 4
pulmonary arteries 98
VADs 116
ventricular fibrillation 116
Wolff-Parkinson-White
syndrome 116–117
ventricular assist devices (VADs) 7,
33, 58, 116
ventricular fibrillation 17, 47, 69,
74, 116
ventricular septal defect (VSD)
38–40
ventricular septum 25, 32
venules 5, 27
very low-density lipoprotein
(VLDL) cholesterol 36, 49, 65,
66, 82
vinca alkaloids 376, 376t
viral disease. See specific diseases, e.g.:
encephalitis
viral infection 309, 332–333, 338,
350
virion 334, 361
virus 237, 298, 305, 309, 361–362,
361 t–362t. See also specific viruses,
e.g.:herpesvirus
vitamin A 50, 343
vitamin B 12 64, 125, 126
vitamin C 50, 379t
vitamin K 173, 173 t
anticoagulation therapy 14
bacteria 311
coagulation 136
medications to treat
cardiovascular disease 76, 78
VLDL cholesterol. Seevery low-
density lipoprotein cholesterol
vomiting 326, 352, 376
von Willebrand’s disease 144,
173–174, 174
VSD. Seeventricular septal defectW
walking for fitness 194, 226
warfarin (Coumadin) 14, 15t,69,
76, 78, 173
waterborne illnesses 362–363, 363 t
amebiasis 306–307
cholera 317–318
cryptosporidiosis 320
cyclosporiasis 320
E. coliinfection 324–325
giardiasis 329
infectious diseases 303listeriosis 341
parasite 348
salmonellosis 352
SARS 353
shigellosis 353
typhoid fever 360
Wegener’s granulomatosis 301t
weight loss and weight
management 30, 96
white blood cells (WBCs). See
leukocyte
WHO. SeeWorld Health
Organization
whooping cough (pertussis)
348–349
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
39, 101, 116–117
women’s health
aging, cardiovascular changes
that occur with 10
cancer risk factors 370
HPV 336
rheumatoid arthritis 291
Sjögren’s syndrome 295
SLE 295, 296
smoking and cardiovascular
disease 105
trichomoniasis 358
World Health Organization (WHO)
237, 304, 353–354
wound botulism 312–313Y
yeast infection 185, 308–309,
314–315, 347
yoga 205, 208428 Index