please tell me if it is dangerous to have 2 blocked arteries? is it deadly?can it be cured?

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Answer 1

Blocked arteries: Having blocked arteries is not a good thing, it can be treated, we don't presently cure it.

Answer 2

Blocked arteries: You have many arteries in your body. Some are more important and others. Some smaller arteries can be blocked with no consequences what so ever. How serious your situation is depends on which arteries are the blocked ones.

Answer 3

Yes: Although rare, it can happen. Some of the possible causes are buerger's disease (blockage of small arteries related to smoking), vasculitis, severe raynauds disease (vasospasm from cold exposure), collagen vascular disease, embolism, popliteal entrapment or popliteal adventitial cystic disease.

Answer 4

Yes: Vessels can be blocked by trauma or congenital problems like popliteal artery entrapment or thoracic outlet syndrome. Pad is rare in this age group. Juvenile diabetics are at increased risk.

Answer 5

Blocked arteries: Very unlikely at age 23

Answer 6

Yes: It is quite uncommon, but we have treated people with heart attacks due to coronary artery blockage in their mid 20's. If you have chest pain, there are other cardiac causes in younger people such as heart rhythm problems or if you were born with coronary arteries which travel in a different pattern to supply blood flow to your heart (congenital anomalous origin of the coronary arteries).

Answer 7

Arteries: Very unlikely

Answer 8

Atherosclerosis: Atherosclerosis is a hardening of the arteries, it is secondary to fat, cholesterol, and other substances deposition on the walls of arteries which forms hard structures called plaque.

Answer 9

Atherosclerosis : It means plaque develop inside the arteries that ultimately blocks it and will therefore lead to a heart attack or a stroke. The most common cause of a plaque is cholesterol.

Answer 10

Usual culprits: Family history (bad genes), smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, overweight, lack of exercise and unhealthy diet are the usual culprits.

Answer 11

Yes: There are controllable, and uncontrollable factors. The things that you can control are not smoking, watching cholesterol, controlling blood pressure and sugar levels. You cannot control your gender, age and genetics.

Answer 12

Several: Don't smoke, watch you cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar and maintain an active lifestyle. Use medicines when needed. But also know that there is no guarantee that nothing will happen and you can't avoid getting older or change genetics, but you will be able to shift the odds in your favor.

Answer 13

Life style: As close to vegan diet as you can get with variety of fruit and veg, avoid concentrated sweets, exercise regularly, no smoking, yearly physical to make sure your blood pressure and cholesterol are excellent and that you don't have diabetes. Time management and stress management skills help.

Answer 14

No smoking: Check out heart.Org.

Answer 15

Risk factors: Diet and exercise are important but often are not enough. Treatment of hypertension is essential. Lowering cholesterol is just as important. Smoking cessation and treatment of other risk factors is essential. Your doctor can outline a treatment plan specifically for you.

Answer 16

Artery problems: Get to ideal weight, lower LDL cholesterol to less than 70, lower blood pressure to normal if high, discuss baby Aspirin daily with your physician, avoid smoking.

please tell me if it is dangerous to have 2 blocked arteries? is it deadly?can it be cured?

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