Vascular Health and Atherosclerosis
Vascular Health and Atherosclerosis
Vascular Health and Atherosclerosis
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" They're health workers to the will be a heart and blood. Also called the cardiovascular. System as part of the heart pumps blood through the artery to all parts of the body. Arteries can become eased to a process called atherosclerosis. Outsource carotid plaque and you don't cholesterol and calcium. In some other things too but they can plug up the arteries and they can look up the arteries in the legs. They can plug up the arteries in the neck can go to the brain. -- you can plug up the arteries in the heart in the corner present supply blood to the heart when the -- chronic plaque build -- they can cause obstruction of blood flow. And so that it may get narrower and narrower and less less blood get through them and occasionally you know plaques can rupture. And when they rupture they'd released some -- call a black clock. Considering getting blood clot in the yard and it includes these -- recent Oakland gets through and this is what can lead to stroke."
" Because atherosclerosis. A disease that all the blood fassel's. Ones that blockages -- and part of that part of the body. They're likely to be found somewhere else. So it's not uncommon that we inpatient mental blocked artery and heart go want to get a blocked artery in the brain in a -- in a lake. The whole blood vessel system fastener systems affected."
" The process that after a -- and begin early. By the time a you on the -- person particularly males and in our society. -- mid twenties or thirties I believed to have begun developing plaque or build up into the blood vessel. And and art says they were -- carried out of your -- soldiers who were killed and duty in Korea and Vietnam and showed that already there which are getting developed. This process generally build up or courage over a period of time."
" Certain risk factors increase the likelihood that likes to putting people more real heart disease stroke and other problems such as peripheral vascular to."
" His agenda doctor doesn't age factor in the -- There's a blood factor that high level of last couple inaudible. Also blood pressure. -- Put an extra strain on the blood vessels not only a heart attack but it's a major risk factors for strokes. And this cigarette smoke and then we have the another win which is Dhabi T. Which is becoming more common as our population. Gets older and get more overweight. Diabetes also is of major risk factor for heart attacks and broke."
" The good news that through treatment atherosclerosis. Can be slid down. Drug therapies and helps stop or even reverse the progression of vascular."
" We have a greater chance of having an effect on her first and blockages in you can find them at an earlier. If there has to use blockage there are lots of disease we can try to prevent further obstruction. And we do medications now that can stabilized. At --"
" Talk to your doctor about determining your risk factors and assessing your vascular -- early detection is key to healthier life."
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