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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.
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 ...
What causes these arteries to become inflamed isn't known, but it's thought to involve abnormal attacks on artery walls by the immune system. Certain genes and ...
In coronary artery disease, one or more of the heart (coronary) arteries are blocked. This is usually due to cholesterol-containing deposits called plaques.
Calcium channel blockers, which relax the arteries and decrease the spasm; Statins, which lower cholesterol and may prevent spasms. If coronary artery spasms ...
The disease can lead to narrowed or blocked arteries, or to weakened artery walls that may bulge (aneurysm) and tear. It can also lead to arm or chest pain, ...
Cholesterol deposits (plaques) in the heart arteries are usually the cause of coronary artery disease. The buildup of these plaques is called ...
... arteries in healthy individuals. All soft tissues have both elastic and viscous components, and we are trying to quantify these properties arterial vessels.
... arteries of the kidneys causes higher pressure on the artery walls. Damage to the arteries may lead to heart disease or heart failure. Tears in the artery walls ...
Severe Hypotension or Stiff Arteries May Cause Extremely Low Diastolic Blood Pressure. May 28, 2010. Dear Mayo Clinic: What are the causes of an extremely low ...
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