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This keeps the arteries open and blood flowing more freely. Men should aim for an HDL cholesterol level over 40 mg/dL (1.0 mmol/L). Women should aim for an HDL ...
... arteries. Put the tip of your index and long finger in the groove of your neck along your windpipe to feel the pulse in your carotid artery. Do not press on ...
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.
Coronary artery disease is a common heart condition. A buildup of calcium, fats and other substances in the heart arteries are often the cause. This buildup is ...
If the arteries are narrowed, treatment choices depend on many factors, including: How bad the coronary artery disease is. Symptoms, such as chest pain and ...
Calcium channel blockers, which relax the arteries and decrease the spasm; Statins, which lower cholesterol and may prevent spasms. If coronary artery spasms ...
The dye makes the arteries easier to see on X-ray images and video. Additional tests may be done during an angiogram to measure blood flow through the heart. CT ...
Carotid stenosis occurs when fatty deposits, or plaques, block the carotid arteries — the blood vessels that deliver blood to your brain and head. The ...
Severe hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis); Inflamed arteries ... The ductus arteriosus is a blood vessel that connects the left lung (pulmonary) artery ...
Carotid artery stenosis is a narrowing of the large arteries or vessels on the sides of the neck that carry blood to the head and the brain.
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