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When a blood vessel is atherosclerotic and is completely blocked it is?
Haga
What happens if a blood vessel in the coronary blood supply blocks?
If the blood vessel is blocked , it then leads to a serious problem like a heart attack.
The blockage of a vessel by an embolus?
An embolus is a blood clot or other substance that travels through the bloodstream and blocks a blood vessel. When a vessel is blocked by an embolus, it can lead to reduced blood flow to tissues and organs supplied by that vessel, potentially causing damage or even tissue death if not promptly addressed. Treatment for a blocked vessel by an embolus may involve medications to dissolve the clot or procedures like thrombectomy to physically remove the blockage.
What is percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty?
A catheter tipped with a balloon is threaded from a blood vessel in the thigh into the blocked artery. The balloon is inflated, compressing the plaque to enlarge the blood vessel and open the blocked artery.
What is a blood route which finds a new pathway called?
A blood vessel that forms a new pathway to bypass a blocked or damaged vessel is called a collateral circulation, or collateral blood flow. This natural process helps ensure adequate blood supply to tissues in the presence of arterial obstruction.
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).
Which cardiovascular problem results when a blood vessel in the brain becomes blocked or ruptures?
Stroke
What does a 70 percent occluded artery mean?
a blood vessel carrying oxygen-rich blood that is mostly blocked or closed off.
What is collateral circulation?
Some areas in your body are supplied by more than one blood vessel. These extra vessels are called collateral blood vessels. For example, there is a major collateral vessel in the thigh. This is used by cardiologists to perform a heart bypass when the heart's own vessels are blocked.
What is coronary bypass graft surgery?
Coronary artery bypass graft surgery is a surgical procedure in which one or more blocked coronary arteries are bypassed by a blood vessel graft to restore normal blood flow to the heart.
How do you use embolism?
An embolism is an obstruction of a blood vessel, either by a clot or an air bubble. Here are some sentences.The embolism blocked the flow of blood to her heart.The doctor said he had an embolism in a blood vessel in his brain.An air embolism can be fatal.
What is the vessel that moves blood away from the heart?
the vessel is called a artery
