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2. 8 Common Cardiovascular Diseases for Men & How to Prevent Them

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   Peripheral arterial disease is a blockage in the arteries that carry blood away from your heart. It usually develops in your legs. ... and prevent another heart attack. Some treatment options include:

3. What Is Heart Disease? Everything You Need to Know - AOL

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   These plaques can suddenly and unpredictably rupture, leading to sudden and severe blood flow blockages that can prevent the heart muscle from receiving enough oxygen and nutrients due to limited ...

4. Be Proactive to Prevent Heart Attacks and Strokes - AOL

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   "These symptoms can occur when blood supply to the heart or brain is being slowed or blocked." These blockages, which may not have previously caused symptoms, can rupture and cause major problems ...

5. Coronary artery disease - Wikipedia

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   Coronary artery disease (CAD), also called coronary heart disease (CHD), or ischemic heart disease (IHD), [13] is a type of heart disease involving the reduction of blood flow to the cardiac muscle due to a build-up of atheromatous plaque in the arteries of the heart. [5] [6] [14] It is the most common of the cardiovascular diseases. [15]

6. Coronary ischemia - Wikipedia

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   Reduced blood flow to the heart associated with coronary ischemia can result in inadequate oxygen supply to the heart muscle. [6] When oxygen supply to the heart is unable to keep up with oxygen demand from the muscle, the result is the characteristic symptoms of coronary ischemia, the most common of which is chest pain. [6]

7. List of cardiology mnemonics - Wikipedia

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   Anticoagulants: To prevent embolization. Beta blockers: To block the effects of certain hormones on the heart to slow the heart rate. Calcium Channel Blockers: Help slow the heart rate by blocking the number of electrical impulses that pass through the AV node into the lower heart chambers (ventricles).