Coronary Artery Disease…Free Radical Damage & Inflammation
Monday, July 12th, 2010Coronary Artery Disease is propelled by inflammation in the coronary arteries that attracts atherosclerotic plaque. This exists because of oxidative damage. Just as metal pipes rust, so also do inflamed arteries become oxidized.
Inflammation, Arteriosclerosis and Heart Attack
Thursday, April 30th, 2009Arteriosclerosis is due to accumulation of dangerous plaque lining arteries of your body. Blood pressure tends to increase and cardiovascular accidents like heart and stroke occur from clogged arteries.
Ischemic Heart Disease
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008Ischemic heart disease merely means a lack of enough oxygen and nutrients to heart muscle. As you would guess it is due to poor circulation of oxygenated blood to your heart muscle. One of the most frequent causes of ischemic heart disease is arteriosclerosis.
Arteriosclerosis occurs where the linings of arteries accumulate plaque that consists [...]
Smoking Causes Heart Disease
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008Tobacco smoke causes heart disease. Smoking cigarettes is bad but even second hand smoke is dangerous. Smoking increases blood pressure, clotting tendency of your blood and causes irritation of lungs and cardiovascular system, creating arteriosclerosis. Smoking decreases your tolerance to physical activity. Arteriosclerosis means an accumulation of LDL cholesterol plaque inside your arteries.
Arteriosclerosis causes heart [...]
Arteriosclerosis & Atherosclerosis
Saturday, December 20th, 2008What is atherosclerosis? In layman’s terms it is hardening of the arteries; it is also called arteriosclerosis. What does this mean? It means that the blood vessels become less flexible and resilient… which can increase blood pressure because of the resistance created in the vascular system. It makes the heart work harder to pump blood [...]