Watch what you will need to do, and what your healthcare team does, before and immediately after your angioplasty and stenting procedures.

About 75 million people in the United States have high blood pressure. When blood pressure is too high, the heart has to pump harder against the higher pressure, and over time that causes problems. The series Controlling High Blood Pressure, produced in conjunction with the American Heart Association, discusses how high blood pressure is detected, the damage it can cause, and how to keep it under control.

Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, is a condition where blood clots form in the deep veins of the leg. If the clot travels through the bloodstream to the lungs, it can cause serious complications and even death. Once largely unrecognized, it is now becoming a more common condition. The program Deep Vein Thrombosis: Are You at Risk? explores ways to avoid getting DVT and treatments for those already suffering from it.

An eye-opening exploration of blood, the lifegiving substance with the power of taboo, the value of diamonds and the promise of breakthrough science Blood carries life, yet the sight of it makes people faint. It is a waste product and a commodity pricier than oil. It can save lives and transmit deadly infections. Each one of us has roughly nine pints of it, yet many don't even know their own blood type. And for all its ubiquitousness, the few tablespoons...

When Kay noticed her gums were bleeding she thought little of it, but after a trip to the doctor and an array of tests, she was diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenia, or ITP, a disorder in which a low platelet count causes excessive bleeding. Treatment for ITP ranges from surgery to steroids to "watch and wait"; Kay used medication and eventually went into remission, as did James, although James had also undergone a splenectomy that failed to correct...

Learn how to recognize the signs and symptoms of deep vein thrombosis and how it can be treated.

Learn how peripheral artery disease (PAD) occurs and who is at risk for developing it.

Learn what cholesterol is and how it travels throughout the body. Understand the dangerous effects and complications that high blood cholesterol can have within the artery walls.

Understand what types of risk factors you can control and the importance of knowing them so you and your healthcare team can make a plan to change them.

Learn what vascular disease is, the risks associated with it, and the possible complications caused by atherosclerosis.