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Can a bad dowagers hump affect carotid artery flow?
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No: A dowager's hump will not affect carotid artery flow. Disease in the carotid artery will affect flow.
Answered 4/23/2016
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Artery Ds is Key: Artery disease, typically starting in childhood, yet asymptomatic for decades, is primary driver of decreased artery flow. The primary correlates/drivers of artery disease: age, smoking, lipoproteins (not cholesterol), blood sugar (well below what is called diabetes mellitus), blood pressure & multiple other factors. In that dowagers hump is correlated with age, will also correlate with artery ds.
Answered 10/4/2016
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