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Who Is at Risk for Atherosclerosis? |
Certain traits, conditions, or habits may raise your risk for the disease. Major risk factors include unhealthy blood cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, smoking, insulin resistance, diabetes, being overweight, lack of physical activity, an unhealthy diet, older age, and family history of early heart disease. |
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How Is Carotid Artery Disease Diagnosed? |
Your doctor will diagnose carotid artery disease based on your medical history, a physical exam, and results from one or more tests: ultrasound, angiography, magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), and computed tomography (CT) angiography. |
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Who Is at Risk for Coronary Microvascular Disease? |
Coronary microvascular disease can affect both men and women. However, women may be at risk for coronary microvascular disease if they have lower than normal levels of estrogen at any point in their adult lives. |
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What Causes Metabolic Syndrome? |
Metabolic syndrome has several causes that act together. You can control some of the causes, such as overweight and obesity, an inactive lifestyle, and insulin resistance. You can’t control other factors, such as growing older, genetics, or coexisting conditions such as excessive blood clotting and constant, low-grade inflammation. |
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Who Is at Risk for Peripheral Artery Disease? |
Peripheral artery disease is more common in blacks than any other racial or ethnic group. The major risk factors for peripheral artery disease include smoking, older age, and diseases and conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, coronary heart disease, stroke, and metabolic syndrome. |
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¿Cómo se trata la presión arterial alta? |
Con base en su diagnóstico, los proveedores de atención médica establecen planes de tratamiento para la presión arterial alta que incluyen cambios de por vida en el estilo de vida y medicamentos para controlar la presión arterial alta. Los cambios en el estilo de vida, como perder peso, pueden ser muy eficaces en el tratamiento de la presión arterial alta. |
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Pneumonia - Treatment |
Treatment for pneumonia depends the type of pneumonia you have, the germ causing your infection, and how severe your pneumonia is. Bacterial pneumonia is treated with medicines called antibiotics. Antibiotics don't work when the cause of pneumonia is a virus. If you have viral pneumonia, your doctor may prescribe an antiviral medicine to treat it. |
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Cardioversion |
Cardioversion is a procedure that uses external electric shocks to restore a normal heart rhythm. |
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Signos and Síntomas de la EPOC |
Al comienzo, es posible que la EPOC no cause síntomas o que estos sean leves. A medida que la enfermedad empeora, síntomas comunes incluyen tos (con o sin mucosidad), sensación de falta de aire, sibilancias o un silbido o chillido que se producen al respirar y presión en el pecho. |
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Tratamiento de la EPOC |
Hasta el momento, la EPOC no tiene cura. Sin embargo, los cambios en el estilo de vida y los tratamientos pueden lograr que usted se sienta mejor, permanezca más activo, y pueden retrasar la progresión de la enfermedad. |
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