High Blood Pressure, Clogged Arteries Lead to Heart FailureDEAR DOCTOR K: My husband has heart failure. His doctor oftenuses the term "ejection fraction."...Komaroff, Anthony
Heart disease, includingcoronary artery disease(clogged arteries),heartfailure, andcardiomyopathy, which affects your heart muscle If you think you may have dawn phenomenon, talk to your doctor soon. Takeaways If you have diabetes, there’s a good chance you will experience dawn phenomenon at some...
Peripheral artery disease occurs when the arteries that serve the legs becomeclogged, reducing blood flow to the limbs. If not treated, PAD can lead to the amputation of toes, feet or legs. Annually, about 150,000 leg amputations occur in the United States due to ...
To determine your risk factors for clogged arteries, I recommend a few major lab tests to look at. Getting aComprehensive Blood Analysisis a great blood test that allows us to look at all these factors of your health. Blood Sugar I recommend looking at yourblood sugar levels: HbA1C:The id...
narrowing the arteries in the neck or head. This condition is called Atherosclerosis. These blood clots can cause two types of obstruction: Cerebral thrombosis: refers to a thrombus (blood clot) that develops at the clogged part of the vessel. Cerebral embolism refers generally to a blood clot...
Chest pain: When the built-up cholesterol begins to restrict the flow of blood, the arteries start to become clogged, which can sometimes result in severe chest pain, orangina, which is often a symptom of severe cardiac disease. Heart attack: If the plaque starts to tear or rupture, there...
Eating excessive salt is linked with clogged arteries of the heart and neck, which is known to be linked with raised risks of heart attack and stroke. That's the finding of a study published today in European Heart Journal Open. An editorial by Maciej Ba
A study by an international team of cardiac imaging specialists, led by researchers at Johns Hopkins, concludes that sophisticated computed tomography (CT) scans of the heart and its surrounding arteries are almost as reliable and accurate as more invasi
gged heart arteries New drug-coated stents show promise in tiny clogged heart arteriesNew drug-coated stents show promise in tiny clogged heart arteriesDANIEL Q. HANEY, AP Medical Editor
Blood Pressure Drug May Have Unexpected Benefit of Preventing Clogged Arteries.(irbesartan)Henderson, CW