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COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe. In the United States, the term COPD includes two main conditions—emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

Treatment for bleeding disorders will vary depending on the disorder and may include medicines and factor replacement therapy. Your treatment may be every day to prevent bleeding episodes, or as needed when you plan for surgery or have an accident. You may not need treatment if your bleeding disorder is mild.

Taking steps to ensure a healthy pregnancy might prevent your newborn from being born before his or her lungs have fully developed.

Taking steps to ensure a healthy pregnancy might prevent your newborn from being born before his or her lungs have fully developed. Your doctor may also give you injections of a corticosteroid medicine if he or she thinks you may give birth too early. This medicine can speed up development of the lungs, brain, and kidneys in your baby and surfactant production.

Conditions that damage or overwork the heart muscle can cause the heart to weaken, including coronary heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, other heart conditions, and other factors.

La anemia por deficiencia de hierro puede ser leve a grave. Las personas con anemia por deficiencia de hierro leve o moderada pueden no presentar ningún signo o síntoma. Los signos y síntomas frecuentes de la anemia por deficiencia de hierro son, entre otros, piel pálida, fatiga y dificultad para respirar. Las complicaciones de la anemia por deficiencia de hierro abarcan problemas cardíacos, como la arritmia, y la depresión.

You may have an increased risk for high blood cholesterol because of your age, your family history and genetics, and your race.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women. Learn more about how the causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of ischemic heart disease may be different for women than for men.

Treatment depends on the type and severity of your disease and other complications or health conditions you may have. Possible treatments for ischemic heart disease include heart-healthy lifestyle changes, medicines, or procedures such as coronary artery bypass grafting or percutaneous coronary intervention.

There are two types of aortic aneurysms: thoracic aortic aneurysms and abdominal aortic aneurysms.