... often contribute to the stiffness and narrowing of the vessel. Arteriosclerosis often affects men over the age of 50 and people who have a family history of coronary artery disease. This also may affect people who smoke, have hypertension (high blood pressure), diabetes, or people who have had a stroke in the past. Arteriosclerosis often only ... smoking 5. Exercise regularly Atherosclerosis often shows no symptoms until there is a severely reduced blood flow. Some symptoms are chest pain, or leg pain, depending on which artery is involved the coronary artery or the heart and a leg arter...

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... blood is high, there is greater chance that it will be deposited onto the artery walls, thus narrowing the arteries and can slow or block blood flow.  TREATMENT Coronary / Balloon angioplasty - inflation of a tiny balloon at the tip of the catheter positioned in the narrowed coronary artery. Coronary bypass operation - blood vessel taken from leg or chest is grafted onto the ... blocked artery, bypassing the blocked area. Atherectomy - procedure whereby surgeons shave off thin strips of plaque blocking the artery and remove these strips. Laser angioplasty - use of a catheter with a la...

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... . It increases the chances of all major forms of heart disease. Smoking is responsible for more deaths due to heart disease than due to cancer. Smoking is a major cause of coronary artery disease (atherosclerosis) - a disease of the arteries in the heart. Cigarettes have many poisons that include addictive nicotine, carbon monoxide, tars, and hydrogen cyanide. There are 4,000 other chemicals of varying ... narrowing of blood vessels so that less blood is able to flow through at a time) that may be responsible for initiating cardiac events. High blood pressure is a major cause of coronary...

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... body (including the heart itself), where that oxygen is used up. Common defects A PDA stands for "patent ductus arteriosus-. A PDA is an abnormal opening between the aorta and the pulmonary artery. This opening causes too much blood flow to the lungs, and gets the lungs all wet. Kids with a PDA can get winded pretty quickly, and babies with a large PDA may ... still need to be closed directly by a congenital heart surgeon. In transposition, the two great vessels are backwards in position. Soooo, the aorta is where the pulmonary artery should be, and the pulmonary artery is where the aor...

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... . There are many causes for Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) among athletes. When the athlete is younger than thirty five, the cause is usually a structural abnormality in the heart muscle, or coronary arteries. These conditions are usually congenital, or present at birth, and they are difficult to detect. Gross abnormalities are identified at birth or in early childhood and when things go ... new or unusual symptoms. Palpations, chest pain, or blackouts should not go unrecognized. When an athlete is over the age of 35, the main cause of SCD is Coronal Artery Disease. Coronal Artery Disease is...

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... higher than normal for a long period of time. This increases the strain on blood vessels and can lead to them becoming clogged. People with hypertension are also at risk for coronary artery disease, heart attacks, strokes and kidney disease. Hypertension is often hereditary and diet is often a main factor in the development of the disease. Hypertension is often described as the silent ... to get back into living a healthy lifestyle once again. There would be no more traces of hypertension or obesity, which would mean a less of a risk for heart attacks, strokes and coronary diseases. Hyp...

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... formation of blood clots. All of this reduction in blood flow may cause damage to organs. When brain arteries become blocked and the brain cannot function, a stroke is formed. When a coronary artery becomes blocked, and heart muscle is destroyed a heart attack has occurred. Atherosclerosis is a form of arteriosclerosis. When you smoke, and have high blood pressure, it will contribute to these disorders ... ...

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