A coronary angiogram is a test that provides sophisticated X-ray images of the heart. During the test, doctors advance a catheter into the heart after it is inserted into a vein in the groin. A substance called contrast is injected into the coronary arteries so that they can be imaged with...
Arteriosclerosis is the general name for a group of conditions that cause arteries to become thick and stiff.Healthy arteriesare stretchy and flexible, and they carry oxygen and nutrients via blood to and from your heart and lungs. When they stiffen, blood flow gets interrupted, causingcirculation...
Omega-3s improve the quality of the fats in our tears and help prevent the meibomian glands from getting clogged. This in turn reduces tear evaporation and improves eye comfort. Macular degeneration: The research is less clear as to how omega-3s impact age-related macular degeneration. Some ...
Atherosclerosisis the disease that is a result of progressive narrowing and hardening of the arteries. Atherosclerosis arises as a result of plaques building up on the inner lining of the artery wall. These plaques are also known asatheromasoratheromatous/atheroscleroticplaques. As the plaques grow l...
This causes shortness of breath and low oxygen levels because the pulmonary arteries deliver blood into the lungs to distribute oxygen throughout the body, which cannot occur properly when the arteries are clogged. Pulmonary hypertension This potentially fatal illness affects the pulmonary arteries and...
Cardiovascular diseasein women is mainly caused due to a condition called atherosclerosis, which refers to the condition when the arteries get clogged or hardened. This is a result of cholesterol building up from within and fatty deposits accumulating in the inside arterial walls. This stops the fl...
Examples of interventions that will take place in the new interventional cardiology and interventional radiology suites include catheter-based cardiac and vascular procedures to open clogged peripheral or coronary arteries, place cardiac implantable electronic devi...