... one major risk factor for heart disease by far. If high blood pressure goes poorly treated, the artery walls will become injured, in turn, raising the threat of increasing a blood clot, Radiation therapy - professors from the Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, described in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology that radiation therapy can raise the possibility of heart disease well ahead ... ...

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... of nonsmokers until 15 years after quitting." An alternative disease to the body's circulation caused by smoking is Cebrovascular accident, otherwise known as the common stroke. A stroke occurs when a blood clot blocks a blood vessel or artery, or when a blood vessel breaks, interrupting blood flow to an area of the brain. When a brain attack occurs, it kills brain cells in the immediate ... ...

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... cut off completely, and a heart attack, or myocardial infarction, can occur, resulting in damage to the heart muscle. Arteriosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, and the presence of a thrombus, or clot, in a blood vessel are the most common causes of obstruction. Arteriosclerosis is responsible for most of the deaths resulting from heart attacks. Spasms of the coronary arteries can also result ... ...

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... attacks plaque formation, which allows for an active blockage to build up in an artery. In most all victims of heart attacks the common cause is the presence of a blood clot inside a blood vessel. Drugs and things associated with drugs can cause heart disease. Smokers with heart disease are up to 70 percent more likely to pass on of heart disease ... ...

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... attacks plaque formation, which allows for an active blockage to build up in an artery. In most all victims of heart attacks the common cause is the presence of a blood clot inside a blood vessel. Drugs and things associated with drugs can cause heart disease. Smokers with heart disease are up to 70 percent more likely to pass on of heart disease ... ...

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