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Aortic coarctation (ko-ahrk-TAY-shun) is a narrowing of a part of the body's main artery, called the aorta. The condition forces the heart to work harder to ...
Diagnose coronary artery disease. The coronary arteries are the major blood vessels that supply the heart with blood, oxygen and nutrients. · Create a treatment ...
It lowers the risk of the artery narrowing again. Some stents are coated with a medication that helps keep the arteries open. Coronary artery bypass grafting ( ...
The more calcium you have in your coronary arteries, the more plaque you have. The more plaque, the higher your risk for coronary artery disease. The coronary ...
Coronary artery bypass surgery. A surgeon uses a vessel from another part of your body to create a graft that allows blood to flow around the blocked or ...
Measuring the amount of cholesterol and fat in your blood can help predict the risk of blocked arteries in your heart and brain.
But sometimes, the ligament or arteries may be out of place. The ligament may put pressure on the celiac artery and the network of surrounding nerves, called ...
Medicines called statins help lower cholesterol and plaque buildup in arteries. They often are used to treat people with peripheral artery disease (PAD), which ...
Levels of oxygen and the waste gas carbon dioxide are measured with a blood sample taken from an artery. This is called an arterial blood gas test. Most often, ...
The alcohol and certain substances in red wine called antioxidants may help prevent coronary artery disease, the condition that leads to heart attacks.
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