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If you have not heard of peripheral artery disease, or PAD, you are not alone. While clinicians and health organizations have made headway in raising ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Myocardial ischemia can develop slowly as arteries become blocked over time. Or it can occur quickly when an artery becomes blocked suddenly. Conditions that ...
Coronary artery disease happens when the major blood vessels that lead to your heart — your coronary arteries — become damaged or diseased, often due to a ...
Arterial function tests. These tests assess the health of the blood vessels that carry blood from your heart to your body (arteries). They will look at the ...
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