Q: how do you unclog clogged arteries?

Many things to do:: Tx for clogged arteries generally starts with a healthy diet, regular exercise which both can lead to good weight. Tx also starts w/ stopping smoking, if pt smokes. Except for aspirin, most medication used to tx clogged arteries are prescription only. All meds & tx, including aspirin, should be used under direction of ur doctor given the risks (ex bleeding from aspirin), need for monitoring, etc.

Q: what are important artery clogging foods?

High calories: Consuming more calories than the body needs will end up by building fat in the body and probably accelerates atherosclerosis. Of course consuming fatty food like junk food or red meet , diet with high sugar contents and not eating enough vegetables and fruits will also cause high cholesterol and more blockage in the arteries . Diet is important factor in atherosclerosis along with other diseases.

Q: what are the symptoms of clogged arteries?

Depends on where: Since clogged arteries can occur in many places in the body, symptoms will depend on which arteries are clogged. If they're in the heart a person may feel chest pain and have a heart attack. If they're in the leg, there may be pain in the calves while walking. Clogged arteries in the neck or brain can lead to a stroke. If the artery to an organ gets clogged it can lead to failure of that organ.

Q: what is the surgery called for clogged arteries?

Angioplasty - Bypass: In angioplasty (potentially less invasive) a thin, high tensile strength folded plastic balloon (with or without a stent) is passed into narrowings & hydraulically inflated using pressures 50 to 250 x's arterial pressure to expand the narrowing. In bypass surgery (more invasive) another vessel (commonly a vein) is sewn into an artery prior to a narrowing and again downstream from the narrowing.

Question 1

what's better for your heart, butter or margarine ( not nutrient wise, but fat and artery clogging wise )?

Accepted Answer

Trans fat bad: Butter is better. Margarine is a trams fat that is worse.

Question 2

what are artery clogging foods?

Accepted Answer

Simple carbs...: Read a book like the South Beach Diet to understand how this happens.  It is too complex a response to answer in 400 characters.  It was written by a cardiologist in florida.  Don't try to follow the diet exactly, just learn what foods have a high glycemic index and avoid them.

Question 3

could i have clogged arteries at 30?

Accepted Answer

Clogged arteries: Well, it is possible if you have diabetes, high bad cholesterol, obesity, high blood pressure and strong family history, some studies suggest that a high level of Triglyceride may raise the risk of heart disease especially in women, if triglyceride is higher than 400 I would be worried about my Pancreas

Question 4

what can help clear clogging arteries?

Accepted Answer

Start w/ these : Tx generally start with a healthy diet, & regular exercise, both of which can help achieve & maintain ideal weight. If you use any tob products, then stopping all of it is very important. Start to read food labels. Choose more veggies. Avoid soda, all fast food. Limit juice. Choose fish (tuna/salmon) often. Work w/ proactive doc for complete eval, other tx and monitoring. Good luck!

Question 5

what actually happens when your arteries become clogged?
i will be happy to get a detailed answer)

Accepted Answer

Happy to give 1 but:: We only have 400 characters to answer questions on this forum.  So a detailed answer, though making us both ecstatic, is not possible.  Hardening of the arteries is a complex process. Other things, like sudden clots can block vessels as well and these can have multiple causes.  see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronary_thrombosis and see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atherosclerosis

Question 6

what can be done to reverse the clogging of your arteries after a lifetime of eating things that would clog ?

Accepted Answer

Many factors: Evaluation by a primary care & cardiologist, reduce weight - BMI < 28, eat right: low fat, low (bad) cholesterol, consider high quality fish oil, cessation of smoking, exercise (if you are healthy enough per your physician), reduce alcohol consumption, take prescribed medications as directed.  Know your numbers: cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar and work with your physician to optimize them.

Question 7

how do you unclog clogged arteries?

Accepted Answer

Many things to do:: Tx for clogged arteries generally starts with a healthy diet, regular exercise which both can lead to good weight. Tx also starts w/ stopping smoking, if pt smokes. Except for aspirin, most medication used to tx clogged arteries are prescription only. All meds & tx, including aspirin, should be used under direction of ur doctor given the risks (ex bleeding from aspirin), need for monitoring, etc.

Question 8

what are important artery clogging foods?

Accepted Answer

High calories: Consuming more calories than the body needs will end up by building fat in the body and probably accelerates atherosclerosis. Of course consuming fatty food like junk food or red meet  , diet with high sugar contents and not eating enough vegetables and fruits will also cause high cholesterol and more blockage in the arteries . Diet is important factor in atherosclerosis along with other diseases.

Question 9

what are the symptoms of clogged arteries?

Accepted Answer

Depends on where: Since clogged arteries can occur in many places in the body, symptoms will depend on which arteries are clogged. If they're in the heart a person may feel chest pain and have a heart attack. If they're in the leg, there may be pain in the calves while walking. Clogged arteries in the neck or brain can lead to a stroke. If the artery to an organ gets clogged it can lead to failure of that organ.

Question 10

what is the surgery called for clogged arteries?

Accepted Answer

Angioplasty - Bypass: In angioplasty (potentially less invasive) a thin, high tensile strength folded plastic balloon (with or without a stent) is passed into narrowings & hydraulically inflated using pressures 50 to 250  x's arterial pressure to expand the narrowing. In bypass surgery (more invasive) another vessel (commonly a vein) is sewn into an artery prior to a narrowing and again downstream from the narrowing.

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