heart disease

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http://www.balancedhealthtoday.com http://www.balancedhealthtoday.com/medicardium.html Heart disease is caused by a build up of fatty acids, cholesterol, calcium and other substances on the inside of arteries in the heart. This buildup is called an atherosclerotic plaque and the condition of having these plaques in ones arteries is called atherosclerosis, which means "hardening of the arteries". The buildups constrict the arteries and make it harder for blood to flow through them. Usually, patients have atherosclerosis in the major arteries all over the body, not only in the heart. This means that the heart has to work extra hard to pump blood to the body. The plaques in the coronary arteries (the arteries around the heart muscle) constrict the blood flow to the heart muscle and can cause oxygen deficiency, which causes symptoms of angina like chest pain and shortness of breath. Plaques are also sensitive to rupture or can dislodge and completely block the artery. If a blockage happens in a coronary artery a heart attack is the result. Blockages or ruptures in arteries of the brain result in a stroke. There are also diseases that result from atherosclerosis in peripheral arteries like e.g. intermittent claudication, a condition in which atherosclerosis interferes with the blood flow to the legs. It causes severe pain in the legs with walking that goes away when resting. Singapore, Singapore Yemen, Sana Spain, Madrid Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou Portugal, Lisbon Bulgaria, Sofia Iceland, Reykjavik Guinea, Conakry Malta, Valletta Stockton, California, USA http://www.balancedhealthtoday.com/blog/ http://www.balancedhealthtoday.com/products.html