Encyclopedia of Health and Medicine

448 Index
aphrodisiac 4:71, 106
aplastic anemia 2:125, 157
apnea 2:183–184, 191, 199
apocrine sweat glands 1:128, 164,
202
apolipoprotein B100 (apoB100)
2:16–17
apoptosis 4:113–114
adenoma-to-carcinoma
transition 2:366
cancer 2:364
Epstein-Barr virus 2:323
hemolysis 2:143
molecularly targeted therapies
2:384
mononuclear phagocyte system
2:283
NK cell 2:286
oncogenes 2:384
stem cell therapy 4:141
telomere 4:143
appearance 4:274, 275
appendectomy 3:6, 14–15, 15
appendicitis 3:15, 86
appendicular skeleton 1:293, 355
appendix 3:14, 15, 15–16
appetite 4:177–178, 201, 292, 294,
295, 299, 321, 326
appetite suppressants 4:293, 309
apraxia 1:225–226
aqueous humor 1:67, 92, 93
arachidonic acid 2:279, 290
ARBs. See angiotensin II receptor
blockers
ARDS. See acute respiratory distress
syndrome
Arixtra. See fondaparinux
ARMD. See age-related macular
degeneration
aromatherapy 4:58, 58t, 68
arrhythmia 2:17–19, 18t
alkyl nitrites 4:320
angioplasty 2:13
atrial fibrillation 2:22–23
bundle branch block 2:26
CAD 2:44
cardiac output 2:29
cardioversion 2:34
cocaine 4:329
congenital heart disease 2:39
CRT 2:31
dehydration 4:374
dextromethorphan 4:332
ECG 2:52
ectopic beat 2:52
EECP 2:55
EPS 2:53
frostbite 4:376
heart attack 2:56, 57
heart failure 2:58
heart transplantation 2:61
hiccup 2:204
ICD 2:69
LQTS 2:74–75
medications to treat
cardiovascular disease 2:77
medicinal herbs and botanicals
4:84
myocardial infarction 2:87
obesity and cardiovascular
disease 2:90
omega fatty acids and
cardiovascular health 2:90
palpitations 2:93, 94
PAT 2:94
pulse 2:100
PVC 2:97
radiofrequency ablation 2:101
sarcoidosis 2:293
sick sinus syndrome 2:104
sports drinks and foods 4:231
sudden cardiac death 2:108
valvular heart disease 2:113
Wolff-Parkinson-White
syndrome 2:116–117
ART. See assisted reproductive
technology
arterial plaque. See atherosclerotic
plaque
arterioles 1:127; 3:69, 111, 113,
136
antihistamine medications
2:247
arteriosclerosis 2:19
artery 2:20
blood vessels 2:5
capillary beds 2:27
histamine 2:267
Raynaud’s syndrome 2:101–102
arteriosclerosis 2:19, 107
arteriovenous malformation (AVM)
2:11, 19–20
artery 2:20; 3:206, 302
aneurysm 2:10–11
angioplasty 2:12–13
aorta 2:16
arteriosclerosis 2:19
atherosclerosis 2:21–22
atherosclerotic plaque 2:22
AVM 2:19–20
blood vessels 2:4
cardiac catheterization 2:28
cardiovascular system 2:7
circle of Willis 2:37, 37, 37, 37
coronary arteries 2:40–41
nicotine 4:346
platelet 2:163
pulmonary arteries 2:98
pulse 2:99
stent 2:106
tobacco use other than smoking
4:306
arthritis 1:302–303, 322–324. See
also specific forms of arthritis, e.g.:
osteoarthritis
arthrogryposis 1:303–304
arthroscopy 1:295–296, 304
art therapy 4:58–59
asbestosis 2:183, 184–185, 185,
185t, 193, 205, 210, 219
ascites 3:16, 195
ASD. See atrial septal defect
aspergillosis 2:185–186, 221, 222
Aspergillus 2:186, 327
asphyxia 2:184, 186–187
aspiration 1:18, 25; 2:183, 187
aspirin 1:59, 280, 361, 362, 368,
375; 2:56, 57, 71, 163, 287, 290,
316; 4:5, 82, 145, 165
aspirin, dangers of. See Reye’s
syndrome
aspirin therapy 1:183; 2:12, 14,
20–21, 35, 79, 136, 287; 4:16
assisted reproductive technology
(ART) 3:245–247, 264, 283, 289,
293, 295, 356
asthma 1:356; 2:187–190, 188t,
189t; 4:34
allergic asthma 2:240
bronchus 2:198
byssinosis 2:198
COPD 2:199
desensitization 2:258
leukotrienes 2:279
living with chronic pulmonary
conditions 2:207
pneumonitis 2:223
astigmatism 1:73, 80–82, 111
ataxia 1:226–227
atelectasis 2:190–191, 196, 199,
201, 208
atherectomy 2:21, 96
atheroma. See atherosclerotic
plaque
atherosclerosis 1:58, 261; 2:21–22;
3:218, 338
aging and drug metabolism/drug
response 4:149