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What system does a stroke affect?
By definition a stroke affects the brain by blocking small arteries that carry blood to the cells and deliver nutrients and oxygen. These become blocked and the cells that the artery is leading to, die. A similar thing happens when arteries to the heart muscle cells that are blocked causing a heart attack.
What is the word for heart arteries that branch out when 100 percent blocked?
Collaterals.
What is the operation to get past blocked arteries of the heart and deliver blood?
coronary bypass
What is a condition that occurs when coronary arteries become blocked?
A heart attack
What is a heart acttack?
A heart attack occurs when the heart is starved of oxygen for a period of time, this maybe due to blocked arteries.
What body parts are involved in a heart attack?
A heart attack typically involves the heart muscle itself, specifically the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart. When these arteries become blocked, it can lead to a heart attack (myocardial infarction). The symptoms of a heart attack can also manifest in other parts of the body such as the arms, neck, jaw, and back.
What is the effect of smoking on the blood vessels?
The blood vessel gets blocked. In the heart, if one of the coronary arteries get blocked by smoking, it can cause a myocardial infarction (Heart Attack).
What can happen when blood supply to the heart is blocked-?
When blood supply to the heart is blocked what happens is a myocardial infarction which can result in death.
Is it possible for blocked arteries in the heart to cause leg pain?
It is possible that because you have blocked arteries in the heart that you may also have blocked arteries in your legs, restricting blood flow and causing pain in your legs. Vascular disease is often present throughout the body. Mention this pain to your doctor and have them check the pulses in your feet. You may also need an angiogram or ultrasound of your legs.
How does the heart receive its own supply of glucose and oxygen?
The heart receives its own supply of glucose and oxygen via the coronary arteries. If these arteries are blocked, the heart tissue could die. This condition is known as a heart attack.
What organs does smoking affect?
The heart, brain, and the arteries
How does a blocked artery cause less oxygen to reach the heart?
Arteries carry blood, oxygenated by the lungs, to the cells of the body. Since the heart is a large muscle, its cells need oxygen too. When one of the arteries supplying the heart with oxygenated blood is blocked ("occluded") the oxygen cannot reach the cells supplied by that artery.
