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The vertebral artery carries blood from the heart to the brain. An enlarged vertebral artery is usually caused by an accumulation of plaque that narrows the amount of blood flow to the brain causing memory loss or dizziness. An enlarged vertebral artery can also cause a sense of fullness near the ear, feels like water lodged in the canal.
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What is coronary artery ectasia?
Coronary Artery Ecstasia is the abnormal dilation of arteries surrounding the heart. Instead of having narrowing arteries, the arteries are enlarged and then go back to normal size. The problem is the blood builds up in the dilated part of the artery and has to make its way down through the normal part of the artery This is a danger that can cause the blood to clot before it is able to move through the narrow part of the artery causing an aneurysm.
Are migraines a side effect of having an enlarged heart?
Migraines are not directly caused from having an enlarged heart, however - the major cause of an enlarged heart is high blood pressure. Hypertension can cause increased migraine frequency and severity. Another heart condition that can cause migraines is Patent Foramen Ovale. A foramen ovale is a small hole in the heart that everyone has before they are born. Under normal circumstances it closes. For those that don't, the patent foramen ovale works like a valve - only opening when the heart is under stress. An enlarged heart is always under stress. Initial studies have shown that surgery for closing a PFO has improved the frequency of migraine headaches in those patients.
What is a single artery umbilical cord?
You really need to talk to the pediatrician about this. The umbilical cord usually has two arteries carrying blood from the baby to the placenta to be reoxygentated and one vein carrying oxygenated blood back from the placenta to the baby. Occasionally having only one artery is a sign that there is a problem with the baby, usually a kidney problem. YOu will find that your baby has tests to make sure his/her kidneys are working properly.
What are some advantages of having a stint placed inside your heart?
Stents placed inside the heart restores blood flow through narrowed arteries. A stent may also help to strengthen a weak artery and prevent it from bursting.
What structure supplies oxygenated blood to the heart muscle?
Coronary arteries. The orifice of the coronary arteries are located on proximal part of the ascending aorta, and there are two orifices branching into the left and right coronary arteries.The marginal, anterior and ventricular arteries provide the cardiac muscle with oxygenated blood.The coronary arteries are the major vessels bringing blood to the heart muscle. The are the left and right coronary arteries, the left having a common trunk followed by the circumflex and anterior descending branches. Each of these give off side branches which bring blood and hence oxygen to the heart muscle. Coronary arteries fill during diastole.There is a right coronary artery and the left coronary artery. In total there are four coronary arteries.
What are the consequences of having a developmentally diminutive left vertebral artery?
Blood flows to the brain through the left vertebral artery. The consequences or risks of having a developmentally diminutive left vertebral artery is the risk of stroke.
What is coronary artery ectasia?
Coronary Artery Ecstasia is the abnormal dilation of arteries surrounding the heart. Instead of having narrowing arteries, the arteries are enlarged and then go back to normal size. The problem is the blood builds up in the dilated part of the artery and has to make its way down through the normal part of the artery This is a danger that can cause the blood to clot before it is able to move through the narrow part of the artery causing an aneurysm.
Is a hag fish vertibrate or invertibrate?
hag fish is invertibrate having skull but no vertebral column
What is the advantage of having large vertebrae at the base of the vertebral column?
So it can hold the paelvis together.
Is being nauseas and having cramps and enlarged breasts symptoms of a period?
The cramps and enlarged breasts are signs of period, but with nausea it is more a sign of pregnancy
What happens when pulmonary vein and artery connect?
This is called a shunt. One that occur between the Pulmonary artery and the Pulmonary vein, would be a left to right shunt. So what would happen? The blood from the Pulmonary vein (having the high pressure) would enter the Pulmonary artery. The results would be that the blood just goes back to the lung for another cycle with be deoxygenated.
What does tortuous mean?
having may bends and twists....it is often used to describe the course an artery takes...having a tortuous course enables the artery to "feed" an area thoroughly with blood.
What are some of the reasons for having a pulmonary artery catheterization?
evaluate heart failure
Is having an irregular heartbeat enlarged thyroid and an ovarian cyst bad?
No. It is a sgin of extrene gertilitie!
Can teeth grinding occur when a child has enlarged adenoids and tonsils?
Teeth grinding in children has nothing to do with having enlarged adenoids and tonsils. If a child is grinding their teeth, it is simply a bad habit.
Can enlarged prostate cause trouble with bowel movements?
Much of the research performed by scientists shows that an enlarged prostate can cause urinary problems. However, people that experience enlarged prostates can have irritable bowel syndrome which causes frequent bowel movements. Not much has been experienced by individuals suffering from an enlarged prostate and trouble having bowel movements.
What causes a septum to enlarge?
it is called an enlarged heart and it is when the chambers in your heart are enlarged most people get treated for it by having surgery but if not treated can cause heart attack and an irregular heartbeat wich can lead to death most people are born with this sever condition it is called an enlarged heart and it is when the chambers in your heart are enlarged most people get treated for it by having surgery but if not treated can cause heart attack and an irregular heartbeat wich can lead to death most people are born with this sever condition
