Patients with blocked coronary arteries, which reduce the heart's blood supply, may need to have those arteries widened using a procedure known as angioplasty. A tube called a stent may be inserted to keep an artery open. The outlook for patients who develop left bundle branch block is often...
Is having an enlarged heart serious? It can be. It depends on the underlying cause. A disease that makes your heart work harder can enlarge your heart, as can a diseased heart muscle or coronary artery disease. Enlarged Heart Types The heart enlarges because of damage to the heart muscle....
Femoral hernia -normally happens through the entrance of the abdominal walls where the veins and the femoral artery find their way to the leg. It is most commonly seen among women because they have a wider bone structure. Obturator hernia -is an anterior hernia of the pelvic floor. However, ...
Medical procedure complication.The brachial artery is a favored site of access to the vascular system. Many complex procedures can be performed by inserting catheters into this artery and reaching the heart and the great vessels near it. Sometimes, though, the brachial artery gets blocked by such...
ST elevation myocardial infarction". The ambulance attendant tells him that he is having a large heart attack which is potentially life-threatening and is being caused by an acute blockage of a major coronary artery by a blood clot that had formed on top of an unstable blockage of cholesterol...
What health situation occurs when blood flow to a part of the cardiac muscle is blocked? What health situation occurs when blood flow to part of the cardiac muscle is blocked? Which cardiac structure connects the two atria in the fetal heart?
Heart Disease Warning Signs include: Shortness of Breath, Heartburn, Muscle Soreness, Others The medical definition of heart disease is any disorder that affects the heart. Sometimes the term "heart disease" is incorrectly used as a synonym for coronary artery disease. Heart disease is synonymous...
What are the implications of coronary artery disease in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction?S.J., HwangV., MelenovskyB.A., Borlaug
Medicine is put through the catheter that will help break apart the clot. The clot may be pulled out of the artery. Surgery may be used to remove a blood clot or to relieve pressure within your brain. You may also need surgery to remove plaque buildup from your carotid arteries.What ...
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. Although it’s the top cause of death in the U.S., there is a lot you can do to prevent or treat it. The trouble starts when a waxy substance called plaque builds up inside the arteries that supply blood to th...