In more severe cases, signs include the enlargement of the liver, temporary loss of consciousness due to
poor blood flow to the brain, excessive fluid in the abdominal cavity and abnormal heart sounds.
Cough, exercise intolerance, dyspnea (difficulty breathing), abnormal lung sounds, hepatomegaly (enlargement of the liver), syncope (temporary loss of consciousness due to
poor blood flow to the brain), ascites (fluid accumulation in the abdominal cavity), abnormal heart sounds, death
Not exact matches
This is due
to poor circulation, and the
blood flow pooling at the legs instead of traveling
to the heart and
brain (and the baby!).
Vascular dementia involves
poor blood flow in the
brain, and the team found that people with autoimmune diseases are 29 per cent more likely
to develop this form of dementia, compared with only a 6 per cent increase in Alzheimer's risk.