Atherosclerosis causes disease in two ways. 1) Atherosclerosis can limit the ability of the narrowed arteries to increase delivery of blood and oxygen to the tissues of the body during times when oxygen demand needs to be increased, for example, during exertion; or 2) complete obstruction of an...
the decreased blood supply to the leg muscles can causeclaudicationor painin the legs with activity. Plaque buildup in arteries of the neck or brain can lead tostroke. Plaque that builds up in the arteries of the heart can lead to heart attack. ...
each “stage” can be at a different level of severity. An individual might have granulomas in their lungs but nowhere else (stage three) and be completely asymptomatic. This kind of sarcoidosis is often caught by accident on an x-ray for another injury or illness, and may not even requir...
Deep Vein Thrombosis(DVT) is a clot from your leg that travels to the heart artery and then into the lung. The clot can dislodge and travel to the pulmonary artery and stops the flow of blood, which means that the blood is being blocked and cannot get through. Blockages such as this ...
Silent ischemia is a condition in which no symptoms occur even though anelectrocardiogram(ECG, or heart tracing) and/or other tests show evidence of ischemia. Arteries may be blocked 50% or more without causing any symptoms. No one person usually has all of these symptoms. ...
Heart attacks: Blood flow (thus, oxygen) to the heart is partially completely cut off to the heart. Heart attacks are caused by blocked arteries. Heart failure: This happens when the heart isn’t able to pump blood in and out the way it normally does. ...
When blood stops flowing to the brain because of a clot or rupture (hemorrhage), it’s called a stroke. This is extremely dangerous because blood carries essential oxygen and nutrients to the brain. Learn about the three types of strokes and how to treat
Author's note:Subjectively, I have found that the blood vessels supplying the mammary glands (especially the caudal superficial epigastric arteries and veins) become engorged, enlarged and greater in size some time before the mammary gland tissues themselves become obviously increased in size. At the...
Leg Arteries The signs and symptoms may arise as high up as the thigh, depending on the site of the atherosclerotic plaque, which is often compounded by a blood clot in the leg. In the early stages, the symptoms in the foot and distal half of the leg is usually present. Unlike other ...
KD for years has been treated with aspirin; however, it does not decrease the developing disorder in coronary arteries, and hence, IVIG is used in combination [19]. Treatment of IVIG reduces the rate of CAA from 25 to 3–5% [22]. Individuals unresponsive to initial IVIG can be given ...