Question 1

Arteries clog. why do they never treat clogged veins?

Accepted Answer

Arterial blockage causes lack of flow,  resulting in pain, claudication (tightening of muscle like a cramp)  even death of tissue.  Opening of the blockage allows resolution of symptoms.  Venous blockage results in local pain, redness, swelling over the superficial vein involved.  Deep venous thrombosis requires anticoagulation.  Many other veins take over the function.

Question 2

Can clogged veins and arteries remain clogged even after an ideal lifestyle change?

Accepted Answer

Arteries and veins behave differently. Arterial disease (i.e. Hardening of the arteries) does not resolve when one adopts a healthier lifestyle (e.g. Diet, exercise etc) but the disease can remain stable or improve slightly.

Question 3

When it comes to healthy eating, would already damaged/clogged veins and arteries get better over time?

Accepted Answer

1st, veins and arteries behave differently and can't be lumped together.

2nd, vein disease is usually not affected by diet

3rd, artery disease can be made worse with bad eating habits but smoking and diabetes do more damage to your arteries than diet (generally speaking).

Question 4

I am going to have a 4 heart by pass.(i am female 60 years old) i had a mild heart attack a month ago. they put a stent in they say there are many narrowing in all the vessels.so  they feel i need this by pass,  my question is the clogged arteries that wi

Accepted Answer

During a CABG procedure, the clogged portions of coronary arteries are bypassed with using short sections of a vein removed from one of your legs called the great saphenous. It is like building an overpass to redirect and flow of blood away from the clogged section and deliver it to the compromised heart muscle tissue.

Question 5

How do you unclog clogged arteries?

Accepted Answer

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 6

What are important artery clogging foods?

Accepted Answer

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 7

What are the symptoms of clogged arteries?

Accepted Answer

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 8

Does whole milk leads to artery clogging?

Accepted Answer

Genetics plays a huge roll as does diabetes and smoking.Insome people diet can cause a rise in cholesterol and the smaller cholesterol components will increase and cause disease. Diet always helps and is one of the things we have control over. We dont get to pick our parents so watch your fats, 20-30 grams a day. Exercise and stop smoking if you do. A healthy diet can reduce heart attack in most.

Question 9

Common symptoms of clogged brain arteries?

Accepted Answer

Obstructed blood vessels in brain can result in transient visual loss, numbness, weakness, dizziness, etc, but if the vessel is obstructed, a permanent problem can occur, and this is a stroke.  If this is your problem symptom complex, see a neurologist asap.

Question 10

What is the surgery called for clogged arteries?

Accepted Answer

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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Can clogged veins and arteries remain clogged even after an ideal lifestyle change?

When it comes to healthy eating, would already damaged/clogged veins and arteries get better over time?

I am going to have a 4 heart by pass.(i am female 60 years old) i had a mild heart attack a month ago. they put a stent in they say there are many narrowing in all the vessels.so they feel i need this by pass, my question is the clogged arteries that wi

How do you unclog clogged arteries?

What are important artery clogging foods?

What are the symptoms of clogged arteries?

Does whole milk leads to artery clogging?

Common symptoms of clogged brain arteries?

What is the surgery called for clogged arteries?

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