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If you have high blood pressure, the force of the blood pushing against the artery walls is consistently too high. The heart has to work harder to pump blood.
... arteries in healthy individuals. All soft tissues have both elastic and viscous components, and we are trying to quantify these properties arterial vessels.
In coronary artery disease, one or more of the heart (coronary) arteries are blocked. This is usually due to cholesterol-containing deposits called plaques.
The normally smooth inner lining of healthy arteries can become damaged by a number of conditions, for example by high blood pressure. The resulting surface is ...
Know the warning signs of this common heart condition often caused by clogged, narrowed arteries and how lifestyle changes can lower your risk.
This serious, rare heart condition present at birth needs surgery to correct. Know the symptoms and treatment.
Clogging or narrowing of the arteries that supply blood to the heart can occur not only in the heart's largest arteries (the coronary arteries) but also in the ...
A Mayo Clinic cardiovascular surgeon explains what you need to know about coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), from durable solutions to new innovations.
Carotid endarterectomy is a procedure to treat carotid artery disease. This disease occurs when fatty, waxy deposits build up in one of the carotid arteries.
Coronary artery disease. · Irregular heartbeats, called arrhythmias. · Look for narrowed or blocked blood vessels that could cause chest pain. · Bleeding. · Do not ...
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