If high blood pressure goes poorly treated, the artery walls will become injured, in turn, raising the threat of increasing a blood clot, Radiation therapy - professors from the Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, described in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology that radiation therapy can raise the possibility of heart disease well ahead in life. ... Diabetes types 1 and 2 are high blood sugar levels that can harm the arteries. ... Stress is also linked to higher blood pressure. ... For example, every overweight individual most likely has high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, a...

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Peripheral Arterial Disease is a functional impairing disease caused by the narrowing of arteries that, in turn, reduce oxygen and blood flow to the limbs. ... Atherosclerosis occurs when fatty plaques are deposited on the walls of arteries, causing a narrow arterial opening which reduces or constricts blood flow. ... The Ankle-Brachial Index is used to compare the systolic blood pressure in the upper and lower limbs for indication of obstruction. ... This is done by placing the blood pressure cuff around the ankle, elevating the foot, then inflating the cuff and returning the foot to the hori...

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As many as 5 million Americans suffer from heart failure, which is characterized by the heart's reduced ability to pump blood around the body, with half a million more diagnosed each year. It can be caused by high blood pressure, valve disease, clogged arteries and other cardiovascular problems. ... Their popularity stems from a remarkable ability to reduce the rate of heart attacks and strokes in people with a variety of risk factors, even if they do not have high cholesterol levels. ... About 45% of the patients suffered from ischemic heart failure caused by a heart attack, while ...

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The longer the blood flow is obstructed to the brain the greater the damage and if caught on time, stroke can be treated and at times reversed. ... At that point, oxygen saturation can measured by a pulse oximeter according to National Institute For Health and Care Excellence(NICE) (2008 a) patient should receive high flow oxygen if oxygen level is below 95%. ... It entails detail history investigation of Mr Thomas, reassessment of vital sign parameters such as temperature, pulse, oxygen saturation level and blood pressure. ... NEWS score which a national early warning sign which is a track ...

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Every 53 seconds someone has a stroke; a stroke is an interruption of the blood supply to any part of the brain, resulting in damaged brain tissue. If the flow of blood in an artery supplying the brain is interrupted for longer than a few seconds, brain cells can die, causing permanent damage - but how extensive can the damage be? ... Some cognitive deficits can also have a high influence on the behavioral problems of most stroke patients as well - one of high interest being anosognosia. ... Stroke patients didn't seem to have much of a difference though in pressured speech, fli...

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