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The catheter is inserted into an artery, usually in the groin or the wrist. The catheter threads past your heart to the arteries in your brain. A special dye ...
"You do need cholesterol to help with healthy brain formation. However, there is bad cholesterol, and this is what actually builds the plaques in our arteries," ...
The body changes L-arginine to nitric oxide, a substance known to widen blood vessels. Some people take L-arginine supplements to relax and open arteries, which ...
In addition, ballooning of the arteries causes aneurysm. This usually occurs in the main artery of the body (aorta), resulting in aortic aneurysms. Rupture of ...
Aortic valve disease is a type of heart valve disease. In this condition, the valve between the lower left heart chamber and the body's main artery doesn't ...
It can weaken the aorta, which is the large artery that carries blood away from your heart, as well as the arteries in the neck and abdomen. In some cases ...
This swelling and irritation of the blood vessels may thicken and weaken blood vessel walls. It can restrict blood flow and damage organs.
The coronary arteries consist of three layers, and dissection occurs when two of these layers separate, enabling blood to flow into the space between the layers ...
Myocardial infarction with no obstructive coronary artery disease (MINOCA) can be an invisible diagnosis and is often untreated. MINOCA represents 6% to 15% ...
Researchers evaluated medical records for a documented history of cancer or vascular disease, such as coronary artery disease and diabetes. Statistical analysis ...
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