Peripheral Artery Disease is a disease of the legs that happens when the arteries in your legs become blocked causing serious pain and discomfort. One of the main symptoms is intermittent claudication, which is when blood and oxygen to the leg muscles slow down. Some people end up having surgery to thin or strip the ...
Of course you know what a heart attack is, but there’s another heart related event that you may be less familiar with – a condition called coronary arterial spasm. A person experiencing a coronary artery spasm can have many of the same symptoms as a person having a heart attack ‘” including chest pain, lightheadedness, ...
The adage, ‘you are as young as you feel’, is only partially true. The whole truth is you are as young as your arteries, because every other part of your anatomy’s health is directly affected by your arteries’ health. You can ensure or improve the health of your arteries, even reverse poor artery health, and ...
Has your doctor ever placed the bell of the stethoscope on either side of your neck, asked you to hold your breath – and then listened? Chances are your doctor was listening for a carotid bruit. What is a carotid bruit and what does it mean if you have one? What is a Carotid Bruit? ...
Coronary artery spasm, also known as variant angina and Prinzmetal’s angina, is a short-term and unexpected health condition where one of the coronary arteries narrows in size. The spasm stops or slows blood flow in the artery which stops oxygen enriched blood from entering into a certain part of heart. Coronary artery spasms occur due ...
