NHLBI Educational Materials Catalog: Facts About Raynaud’s Disease
Facts About Raynaud’s Disease
Written in plain English, this fact sheet provides patients and caregivers with comprehensive information on this disorder that causes blood vessels to constrict and cut off blood circulation to your body’s organs. Cold temperatures can bring on the spasms of the blood vessels and creates health and lifestyle problems for people with RD. Explains the causes of the disease, stages in its progression, organs that may effected, who is at risk, signs, symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, treatments, and more. Contains links to other online resources.