Sentences with phrase «abnormal blood vessels from»

Conversly, the «wet» form of macular degeneration is characterized by the growth of abnormal blood vessels from the choroid underneath the macula which then go on to create «blind spots» in a patient's field of vision.

Great for your immune system and liver, reishi mushrooms have been described as having «lifespan - extending properties» because they're helpful in preventing abnormal blood vessels from forming.

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In the U.S., one in every four deaths is a result of heart disease, which includes a range of conditions from arrhythmias, or abnormal heart rhythms, to defects, as well as blood vessel diseases, more commonly known as cardiovascular diseases.

AMD is described in stages — early, intermediate, and late — with vision loss occurring in late - stage AMD, either from atrophy or abnormal new blood vessels.

Roughly 20 percent of patients with age - related macular degeneration suffer from abnormal blood vessel growth and vascular leakage, says Campochiaro, and so may be helped by this new therapy, if it proves to work in clinical trials.

Some cancers manifest themselves in the form of a mass of abnormal cells called a tumor, while others affect cells in the blood or lymph systemA network of organs, lymph nodes, lymph ducts, and lymph vessels that make and move lymph from tissues to the bloodstream.

A portosystemic shunt (PSS) is an abnormal vessel that allows blood from the animal's intestine to bypass the liver.