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Is plaque build up a coronary heart disease?
Yes, the buildup of plaque in the blood vessels is called atherosclerosis.
What is a fatty deposit buildup within an artery called?
Atherosclerosis is the build up of a waxy plaque on the inside of blood vessels. In Greek, athere means gruel, and skleros means hard. Atherosclerosis is often called arteriosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis (from the Greek arteria,meaning artery) is a general term for hardening of the arteries. Arteriosclerosis can occur in several forms, including atherosclerosis.
Hazards of atherosclerosis?
Atherosclerosis predisposes a person to many different types of disease such as coronary artery disease, peripeheral arterial disease, mesenteric ischemia, and ischemic stroke to name some of the heavy hitters. These are all dangerous diseases that can be lethal.
A measure of the flow of the blood in arteries is called?
blood pressure
What are the common ailments of the circulatory system and their symptoms?
The most common ailment of the circulatory system is atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries. This condition can lead to heart attack or stroke. Sometimes there are no symptoms, but when the problem is severe it typically causes symptoms such as chest pain, shortness of breath, weakness, nausea, and sweating. The second most common circulatory disease is hypertension, or high blood pressure. High blood pressure is very often without symptoms and has been called 'the silent killer', so it is important to get regular blood pressure checks.
Does ADH lower blood pressure?
no higher the blood pressure
How do therapy animals lower blood pressure?
If the blood pressure is elevated by psychological stress, the theraputic interaction with an animal can reduce the blood pressure by reducing the stress that causes it to be elevated.
An elevated blood pressure without apparent cause is called what?
essential hypertension
How can diet affect the development of atherosclerosis?
Atherosclerosis is affected by high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity. A poor diet makes it more likely
Is atherosclerosis the same as lung cancer?
Atherosclerosis is defined as the hardening of the inner walls of the blood vessels. It generally results in decreased blood circulation to the body and increase in blood pressure. It is completely different from Lung cancer.
Is it possible to have naturally elevated blood pressure and still be considered healthy?
Having slightly elevated blood pressure isn't always a bad thing. It's when blood pressure is too high that it causes issues. There are many healthy people who have slightly higher blood pressure.
What hypertension means?
Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure. it means that you are overly hyper! ha ha ha ha ha ha Hypertension is actually a condition where there is elevated blood pressure in the body.
What symptoms are present when atherosclerosis devlops in the renal arteries?
High blood pressure that is difficult to treat
What is the medical term meaning narrowing blood vessels?
Narrowing of the blood vessels is called atherosclerosis.
Bob is sitting outside on a warm day Mary takes his blood pressure and finds Bobs pressure is elevated even though he is resting and has lost fluid from sweating Why is his blood pressure high?
Generally speaking, when a female takes the blood pressure of a male, the reading is elevated.
is .. 125 over 59.. high blood pressure ?
High blood pressure is defined as consistentently elevated blood pressure exceeding 140 over 90 mmHg -- a systolic pressure above 140 with a diastolic pressure above 90.YOur systolic is somewhat elevated,but not high enough to be overly concerned about.
Why is my systolic blood pressure elevated for a long time after exercise?
why not?
