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Arteriosclerosis hardening of the arteries

Publié par happy-diet vendredi 7 mai 2010

Arteriosclerosis hardening of the arteries

the  heart and coronary arteries




Atherosclerosis is a medical term called on the state pool and the accumulation of fatty material along the walls of the arteries of the body. Those materials that over time become dense and strong, causing narrowing of the arteries and blockage which may lead to poor blood flow through this artery of a member who is fed by the artery that leads to the weakness of the vitality and function of this member.



If, on the complete blockage of the artery, this leads to the death of the member or that part of it based on this artery such as a death of part of the heart muscle due to clogged coronary artery that feeds the muscle.
In some cases, kill the accumulation of fat on the walls of the arteries to the weakness of the artery wall and thus torn and bleeding such as bleeding, which occurs in the brain causing stroke in the elderly. In other cases, accumulation of fat on the walls of the arteries to the separation of small parts of these accumulations and transfer across the blood-date clogged arteries in other small and thus a stroke away from the source of the stroke.

Causes of atherosclerosis and the factors helping to happen
Atherosclerosis of the common problems that affect the arteries where they accumulate fat and cholesterol on the walls of the arteries. It happens to everyone within the syndrome of aging and old age but there are causes and factors that lead to an early and severe atherosclerosis and thus a repercussions and consequences at an early age of human life and the factors and causes that

lead to hardening of the arteries as follows:

1.

Smoking
2.

Obesity or weight gain
3.

Increased fat and cholesterol in the body
4.

Lack of sport and physical exercise
5.

Diabetes
6.

High blood pressure

Signs and symptoms of atherosclerosis
Hardening of the arteries is not usually accompanied by any symptoms or signs to be affected by force and blood flow severely affected, leading to a decrease in ischemia, and diet members, here are symptoms and signs, which supports its kind on the type of member who was affected and in many cases there is more than one member suffering from a decrease in blood-feeding as a result of narrowing of the arteries that fed because of illness and hardening of the arteries.

These symptoms and signs of the following:

1.

Chest pain as a result of the decrease in blood supply to the heart muscle, especially if the person tried to make an effort so that the need of the heart muscle during the movement of blood is higher than it is twelve comfort and relaxation.


2.

The pain of the legs if they are affected arteries men disease atherosclerosis, a situation in which an older example, walking for a while and then stops as the result of pain and then walk again and mark the so-called intermittent walking as a result of hardening of the arteries of the legs. In cases occur late leg pain even during rest. (Note: There are other reasons for a sore leg at rest, such as due to a sore throat, or kidney, teeth, bones in the legs or the result of sleep a lot or a result of varicose veins).
3.

There is a difference in the measurement of blood pressure between the pressure of the forearm by the upper and lower leg pressure.

Diagnosis of atherosclerosis
In addition to the symptoms and signs, there are a number of tests and measurements of medical help in the diagnosis of atherosclerosis, such as:

1.

Measuring the proportion of fat and cholesterol in the body
2.

Ensure the effectiveness and function of the kidneys and liver
3.

Ensure the absence of diabetes
4.

The use of a Aldppler
5.

The use of a diagnostic CT of the body
6.

The use of colored rays of the arteries




Treatment of atherosclerosis

1.

Stop Smoking
2.

Limit the intake of food with high fat and cholesterol


3.

Maintain exercise
4.

Early diagnosis and treatment of diabetes
5.

Early diagnosis and treatment for high blood pressure
6.

Early diagnosis and treatment of disease, increased fat and cholesterol
7.

Early diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease
8.

The use of certain drugs that delay the event of stroke or increase the fluidity of the blood or reduce the level of fat and cholesterol in the body, these drugs following, which must be taken under medical supervision

Complications of atherosclerosis

1.

An event such as heart disease, stroke, angina pectoris and heart
2.

A stroke
3.

A stroke Artery of the lower limbs
4.

High blood pressure
5.

Delayed and poor vitality and function of different organs of the body, such as poor movement and erection of the penis of a man and a poor vision and brain function, such as high memory impairment.

Prevention of early emergence or the severity of atherosclerosis

1.

Limit the intake of fatty foods, which contain a high proportion of cholesterol, such as sweets, eggs, butter and meat
2.

Maintenance of physical exercise such as walking or swimming or running.
3.

Stop Smoking
4.

Early and effective treatment for high blood pressure
5.

Early and effective treatment for diabetes
6.

Early and effective treatment for the case of increasing fat and cholesterol
7.

Control of body weight and fight obesity

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