AAA occurs most frequently in males. Advanced age and smoking are the most common risk factors. Atherosclerotic lesions in the abdominal aorta are thought to increase the risk of AAA; Other risk factors for aneurysmal disease of the aorta include aortic infection, trauma, vasculitis, and connective...
1. What is cardiovascular/heart disease? 2. What are the major causes? 3. What are some of the treatment options for Cardiovascular disease? 4. Do you believe that there is currently enough public education on the topic of cardiovascular disease? In yo ...
The presence of bruits is a powerful clinical sign that can point to underlyingvascular healthissues. People with bruits have a higher likelihood of having or developing cardiovascular complications such as coronary artery disease, peripheral arterial disease, or cerebrovascular disease. 4.2 Risk Factors ...
AoPWV was analyzed with respect to distensibility of atherosclerotic aorta at different mean arterial pressure (MAP) level altered by vasoactive drugs. 1Department of Anesthesiology, Iwaki Kyoritsu Hospital, Iwaki, Japan; 2Department of Anesthesiology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, ...
Hemodialysis is an independent risk factor for the development of both de novo and recurrent heart failure, with a 2-year mortality after a diagnosis of congestive heart failure as high as 51% [37]. Classical complicated atherosclerotic disease does not appear to be the predominant mode of ...
What causes the ventricles to relax while the atria are contracting? Why is this important? Why is there a higher pressure in the aorta than the capillaries? Pressure in the arteries when the heart is contracting is the: a) ...
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) typically refers to atherosclerotic narrowing and/or occlusion of all arterial disease other than coronary arteries and the aorta (carotid and vertebral arteries, coeliac and mesenteric arteries, renal arteries and upper and lower limb arteries) (figure 1). As a ...
The coronary arteries run along the surface of the heart, branching into smaller and smaller blood vessels as they supple each muscle cell of the heart. The most common reason a patient complains of angina is because of narrowed coronary arteries caused by atherosclerotic heart disease (ASHD). ...
1) Research on the effect of Elastase on arteriosclerosis Elastase has anti-atherosclerotic effects. Recently, it is believed that Elastase has a selective effect on denatured elastin, can prevent the precipitation of lipids and calcium to the arterial wall, and improve serum lipid and lipoprotein ...
(19). It is interesting to note that IMA grafting of the LAD is also associated with less progression of native atherosclerotic disease within the proximal LAD as compared to when a vein graft is anastomosed to the LAD, as well as greater and rapid native disease progression from the ...