| Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) results in nearly 1 | | | | atherosclerosis and this is even termed as |
| million deaths each year and millions more are | | | | hardening of the arteries. At the time of such |
| living with this disease and the limitations which | | | | condition, plaques which are actually fatty deposits |
| lead to an early demise. Coronary Artery Disease | | | | get formed in the blood vessels' linings. These |
| is avoidable and reversible by following a healthy | | | | plaques (at the time of formation) make your |
| diet and supplementing with targeted | | | | arteries narrow and because of this only few |
| nutraceuticals. Amazingly, this information has | | | | amount of blood vessel is able to reach the heart, |
| been understood and implemented with | | | | therefore the supply of oxygen also gets lessen. |
| demonstrated results for decades and yet CAD | | | | Atherosclerosis arise frequently because of more |
| remains the leading cause of death in the US | | | | amount of bad cholesterol as well as triglycerides |
| today. | | | | that circulate in your bloodstream. |
| The most common and serious result of | | | | If the atheromatous plaques do not block more |
| atherosclerosis is the development of lesions in | | | | than 70 percent of the artery, patients will |
| coronary arteries that can cause chest pain | | | | typically not begin showing the symptoms that |
| known as angina pectoris. Angina is caused when | | | | are associated with the disease. Once the |
| blood flow is partially blocked by a blood clot. If | | | | atheromatous plaques block more than 70 |
| the blood flow to the heart is completely blocked | | | | percent of the artery, the patient will begin |
| a heart attack occurs. | | | | showing symptoms. The heart will begin working |
| If a blood clot occurs in a cerebral artery then a | | | | harder to increase the amount of blood that flows |
| cerebrovascular accident or stroke can happen. | | | | to it, and the lumen may nearly become |
| Peripheral vascular disease occurs when | | | | completely blocked. A patient who is in this |
| atherosclerosis in the abdominal aorta, iliac arteries, | | | | situation will typically have suffered from multiple |
| and femoral arteries produces temporary | | | | heart attacks, and may have angina as well. The |
| insufficient blood flow in the arteries upon | | | | restriction of blood flow to the heart is called |
| exertion. This can lead to tissue death and | | | | ischema, and the cells will starve because they |
| gangrene of the extremities. Mostly the heart | | | | don't have oxygen. |
| faces lower oxygen supply because of | | | | |