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DIC is caused by another medical condition that makes the body’s normal blood clotting process become overactive. The condition progresses through two stages. In the early stages, overactive clotting leads to blood clots throughout the blood vessels. The clots can reduce or block blood flow, damaging organs.

Vasculitis occurs when your immune system injures your blood vessels by mistake. What causes this to happen is not fully known, but when it occurs, your blood vessels become inflamed and can narrow or close off. Rarely, the blood vessel wall may weaken, causing it to expand or bulge. This bulge is known as an aneurysm.

Treatment for vasculitis will depend on the type of vasculitis you have, which organs are affected, and the severity of the condition. The goal of treatment is to reduce inflammation. People who have mild vasculitis may find relief with over-the-counter pain medicines. For severe vasculitis, your doctor may prescribe medicines. Surgery to treat vasculitis is rare.

El Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de los Estados Unidos (HHS) ha publicado pautas para la actividad física que recomiendan el tipo y la cantidad de actividad física que pueden realizar los niños y jóvenes de 6 años en adelante, los adultos, las personas de 65 años o más, las mujeres embarazadas o que han tenido un bebé recientemente y otros grupos de personas.

El tratamiento temprano para un ataque cardíaco puede prevenir o limitar el daño al músculo del corazón. Actúe rápidamente llamando al 9-1-1 tan pronto ocurran los primeros síntomas de un ataque cardíaco. Los tratamientos que se inician de inmediato incluyen aspirina, nitroglicerina, oxígeno y tratamiento para el dolor de pecho. Su médico puede comenzar tratamientos para restablecer el flujo de sangre a través de los vasos sanguíneos que abastecen al corazón, como por ejemplo, los trombolíticos y la intervención coronaria percutánea. Otros tratamientos incluyen medicamentos, intervenciones médicas, cambios en el estilo de vida saludables para el corazón y rehabilitación cardíaca.

Los tratamientos para la enfermedad coronaria incluyen cambios para lograr un estilo de vida saludable para el corazón, medicamentos, intervenciones médicas o cirugía y rehabilitación cardíaca.

Although no medicines can cure heart valve disease, lifestyle changes, and medicines often can treat symptoms successfully and delay problems for many years. Surgery may be required to repair or replace a faulty heart valve.

Most people who have mitral valve prolapse don’t need treatment. However, some people who have troublesome mitral valve backflow may be treated with medicines such as blood thinners, digoxin, diuretics, heart rhythm regulators, and vasodilators. People with an abnormal valve and significant backflow may need surgery, such as a valve repair and valve replacement or a transcatheter valve therapy procedure.

Strategies to help you quit include getting ready to quit, using support, asking for medicine and using it correctly, learning new skills and behaviors, and preparing for withdrawal and relapse.

Sudden cardiac arrest happens without warning and requires emergency treatment. Doctors rarely diagnose sudden cardiac arrest with medical tests as it's happening. Instead, sudden cardiac arrest often is diagnosed after it happens with tests such as an electrocardiogram (EKG), echocardiography, MUGA test, cardiac MRI, cardiac catheterization, electrophysiology study, and blood tests.