—————————– Atherosclerosis is a disease affecting arterial blood vessels. It is a chronic inflammatory response in the walls of arteries, in large part due to the accumulation of macrophage white [...]
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Despite normal umbilical artery and fetal MCA doppler study & normal liquor amount, we are facing: 1. A difference of 4 weeks in FL dimensions (BPD 38wk while FL is [...]
My aunt had an agioplasty in which two blockages were found in her heart. She was told that neither was "fixed" because it would not make sense to remove the [...]
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My mom was told the swolen areas on either side of her neck/shoulders are caused by calcification of her veins. Is that like hardening of the arteries? She has Lupus [...]
My husband went to the chiropractor yesterday and after taking xrays of his upper back and neck the Dr said there was calcification in the arteries leading to his brain. [...]
Due to the problem of 70% blockage in two arteries and 90% in the right coronary, a patient underwent an angioplasty in August '06 and one in September '06 . [...]
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I have noticed a local hospital advertising a fairly inexpensive test to find heart disease early, before a person has a heart attack. To quote the advertisement: “The HEART TEST [...]
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My dad suffered a major heart attack in the last week of Aug 2008. He underwent angioplasty and was in hospital for almost 12 days. As per the doctor, it [...]
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Hi every one, all of us know that calcium is good for bones. but I've heard that carbonated calcium causes calcification and blockage in arteries but bi carbonated calcium is [...]
My posterior longitudinal ligament tore away from several cervical spine vertebrae 10 years after I was mildly electrocuted by a dangerous refrigerator. I had first developed poor blood distribution around [...]
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Excerpt from article on risk of heart attacks increasing with bigger bellies. "They looked specifically at atherosclerosis, a systemic thickening and calcification of artery blood vessel walls due to a [...]
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My chiropractor showed me xrays and said that I had calcification around my arteries or by them. I tried to get him to explain but I still didn't get it. [...]