How does cardiomyopathy affect the circulatory system? How does pulmonary hypertension affect the heart? How does ischemic heart disease affect the body? How does valvular heart disease affect the body? How does blood pressure affect peripheral artery disease? What are cardiovascular diseases? How are...
slow the buildup of fatty deposits (plaque) in the walls of blood vessels treat adults and children 8 years of age and older with high blood cholesterol due to heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH), an inherited condition that causes high levels of LDL-C ...
The sugar, also called glucose, damagesthe inner linings of both big and small arteries. The arteries respond by layering on plaque, a substance that fills in the arteries so that oxygen-rich blood has a hard time getting through to the eyes, kidneys, legs and feet. What does high glucose...
Plaque and tangle scores fromthe frontal, parietal, temporal, entorhinal and hippocampal regions werecompared between the groups. In addition, summary scores from all regions werealso compared. Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare differences between DM2+and DM2- cases. Logistic regression was...
Plaque is what leads to heart attacks and blockage of blood flow in the arteries. Understand the conditions that affect your heart and the habits that can help prevent or manage them. Taking action will help you keep your ticker in top shape. Heart Disease Cholesterol What is cholesterol?
If these changes and medications don’t improve your blood flow enough, your doctor may suggest surgery. Your options may include: Endarterectomy – removing plaque from the affected arteries Bypass grafting – taking a blood vessel from another part of your body to replace the damaged one ...
Why does portal hypertension develop in patients with cirrhosis? A patient with atherosclerosis has plaque buildup in his coronary arteries that reduce their radius by 15%. How much does this reduce the blood flow in the arteries? What is one way that his body might be able to restore the ...
you find that the heart starts to pump harder trying to compensate for the lack of adequate blood in the body. However, this, in turn, results in fatigue and leaves you feeling worn out and unable to work on anything. Poor blood flow will significantly affect your energy levels and additio...
What Happens?A blockage in a coronary artery restricts blood flow to the heart muscle, causing damage. Cause:Plaque buildup (atherosclerosis) leading to a clot. Symptoms:Chest pain or pressure, shortness of breath, nausea, sweating, and pain radiating to the arms or jaw. ...
After plaque ruptures, platelets can gather and stick together to form another clot in your artery, which can cause another heart attack. Platelets are cells that help stop bleeding. BRILINTA IS NOT THE SAME AS ASPIRIN. THEY BOTH HELP KEEP PLATELETS FROM STICKING TOGETHER AND FORMING A CLOT....