0
It depends where. most minor blood vessels have alternate substitute paths for blood flow to reach the parts of an organ. However, some major blood vessels such as those going directly to and from the heart, feeding the heart.or the brain have no alternatives and a blockage can lead to a heart attack or stroke.
Wiki User
∙ 6y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Condition in which blood flow to a part of the heart is blocked causing cells to die?
When an artery to the heart is blocked, it is called a heart attack.
What are the difference between heart attack and a stroke?
Heart attack occurs when blood flow to a part of the heart is blocked by a blood clot. Without oxygenated blood, the heart muscle begins to die.Stroke is a brain attack, cutting off vital blood flow and oxygen to the brain. Stroke happens when a blood vessel feeding the brain gets clogged or bursts.
The general pathway of blood flow is?
The general blood flow path is from the aorta to the heart. The blood will then leave the heart and flow throughout the rest of the body. This path of blood happens every time the heart beats.
What is the disorder called that results from blocked blood flow to the heart?
Cornary Artery Disease (CAD)
Cabg is a procedure used to improve the flow of bellod through what?
It is called cardiac bypass surgery which is done to bypass blocked arteries in the heart and thus improving the blood flow to the heart
What happens to the flow of blood when a person panics?
When a person panics their heart rate ( number of beats of your heart per min) increases thereby increasing the flow of blood
What happens when your blood pressure rises?
High blood pressure can harden your arteries, which decreases the flow of blood and oxygen to your heart and lead to heart disease.
What is a lethal heart attack?
A heart attack occurs if the flow of oxygen-rich blood to a section of heart muscle suddenly becomes blocked. If blood flow isn't restored quickly, the section of heart muscle begins to die. If the heart cannot supply blood to other organs they cannot function and will also die.
How are coronary arteries involved in a heart attack?
A blocked (occluded) coronary artery is what causes a heart attack.
What happens when coronary artery becomes occluded?
There will be reduced blood flow to the myocardium and the duration and severity will determinate the fate of the compromised myocardium. Some of the features are systolic and diastolic disfunction, elevation of filling pressures, electrocardiographic changes and pain. In case of prolonged cessation of blood flow the myocardial infarction is the final outcome.
What happens when part of the heart dies from lack of blood?
A heart attack occurs when the blood flow is cut off to a portion of your heart muscle.
Why can the valsalva technique cause a heart attack?
A heart attack is when a part of the heart is not provided with blood because a coronary artery is blocked. This can NOT happen because of the valsalva maneouver. It is dangerous, however, because this maneouver can stop a part of the blood flow to the body.
