Peripheral artery disease (PAD). This is when you have a blockage or narrowing in your peripheral arteries, which send oxygen-rich blood from your heart to your arms and legs. This can cause pain, trouble walking, and sores on your limbs that won't heal. ...
Tears or any other serious injuries to the coronary arteries can lead to a heart attack. Sometimes, other heart and blood vessel conditions besides a blockage cause a heart attack. A condition known as spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) can also trigger one. It happens when a tear ...
The favored treatment is heart catheterization. Tubes are threaded through the femoral artery in the groin or through the brachial artery in the elbow, into the coronary arteries, and the area of blockage is identified. Angioplasty Angioplasty (angio= artery + plasty=repair) is then considered if...
This is usually the result of a blockage in one or more of the Coronary Arteries. A blockage can develop due to a buildup of plaque, a substance mostly made of cholesterol, fat, and cellular waste products and the other risk factors are like smoking, obesity, diabetes, alcohol intake, ...
Arterial blockage in the heart is a medical condition that needs utmost care because it is a highly serious disease. High intakes of cholesterol and fats are the major causes of blocked arteries and blood vessels. Because of limited blood flow, nutrients and oxygen are not distributed to the ...
A heart attack, medically known as a myocardial infarction, occurs when blood flow to a part of the heart is blocked, usually due to a clot in acoronary artery. This blockage deprives the heart muscle of oxygen and nutrients, leading to tissue damage or death if not promptly treated. Symp...
Inflating the balloon widens areas where a blockage has slowed or stopped blood flow to the heart. [17] This minimally invasive procedure can reduce angina and improve a person’s capacity for physical activity. The same procedure can be used to widen arteries in the brain and neck to ...
Aheart attackoccurs when one of the heart's coronary arteries is blocked suddenly or has extremely slow blood flow. A heart attack also is called a myocardial infarction. The usual cause of sudden blockage in a coronary artery is the formation of a blood clot (thrombus). The blood clot typ...
Certain patterns of heart activity mean there’s a total blockage of one of the heart’s main supply arteries. During a heart attack, those patterns can mean the heart muscle is dying. At this point, the key goal is to reopen that artery and restore blood flow as soon as possible. ...
The PCI includes heart catheterization where dye is injected into the coronary arteries to find the blockage, potential removal of clot fragments, inserting a balloon to open the artery, and stenting where a small cage is placed across a narrowed portion of the artery to prevent it from narrowin...