Coronary ischemia

What is coronary microvascular disease? Coronary microvascular disease (sometimes called small artery disease or small vessel disease) is heart disease that affects the walls and inner lining of tiny coronary artery blood vessels that branch off from the larger Women more frequently develop coronary microvascular disease and it occurs particularly in younger women.The risk factors for coronary MVD are the same as for coronary artery disease, including Diagnosing coronary MVD was previously a challenge. PET scans and other types of imaging are now available which measure blood flow through the coronary arteries and can detect coronary MVD in very small blood vessels. According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (link opens in new window) (Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation), research is ongoing to learn more about the role of hormones in heart disease and to find better ways to diagnose coronary MVD. Other names for coronary microvascular disease • Cardiac syndrome X • Nonobstructive coronary heart disease What causes coronary microvascular disease? Many researchers think some of the risk factors that cause Risk factors for atherosclerosis include: • Unhealthy • • • • • • • Older age • Understand your risk for coronary microvascular disease Women may be at risk for coronary MVD if they have lower than normal estrogen levels at any point in their adult lives. Low estrogen levels before Women who have high blood pressure before menopause, especially high sys...

Brain Ischemia When ischemia affects the brain, it can lead to serious consequences. Brain tissue is metabolically very active, and in order to function properly, the brain receives 20% of the blood pumped by the heart. Furthermore, unlike many other organs, the brain has no energy stores of its own and is completely dependent on continuous blood flow to do its work. Consequently, brain tissue rapidly becomes ischemic if blood flow is interrupted, and unless the blood flow is rapidly restored brain death quickly ensues. The death of brain tissue is called a Summary Ischemia is a condition that happens when the blood supply to a part of the body is cut off. Ischemia can happen to your heart, limbs, gastrointestinal tract, and even your legs. Your risk for ischemia might be higher if you have certain health conditions or lifestyle factors, but you can't always prevent ischemia from happening. • Pepine CJ. Circulation. 2015;131(12):1044–1046. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.015553 • Johns Hopkins Medicine. • Sirover MA. • National Institutes of Health: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. • Fihn SD, Gardin JM, Abrams J, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012;60(24):e44–e164. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2012.07.013 • Rink C, Khanna S. Antioxid Redox Signal. 2011;14(10):1889–1903. doi:10.1089/ars.2010.3474 • Society for Neuroscience: BrainFacts.org. • Mahajan K, Osueni A, Haseeb M. • Harvard Medical School: Harvard Health Publishing. • Uccioli L, Meloni M, Izzo V, Giurato L, Merolla S, Gan...

Coronary heart disease occurs when your heart’s major blood vessels become damaged or diseased. These blood vessels or arteries narrow or harden due to a buildup of plaque, a type of fatty deposit. Symptoms of coronary heart disease can vary from person to person. Some people don’t experience any symptoms at all. When symptoms do occur, they can include pain described as a tightness, burning, or heaviness around the chest. Other symptoms of coronary heart disease include: • sweating • cramping • nausea • shortness of breath There’s no cure for this disease, but it’s possible to manage the condition and improve the quality of your life. Proper nutrition is one way to manage symptoms. This includes eating certain types of foods while avoiding others. Coronary heart disease can gradually get worse, hence the importance of eating a healthy diet. A buildup of plaque in your arteries can reduce blood flow to your heart. It’s this reduction of blood flow that causes symptoms such as chest pain and shortness of breath. If left untreated, coronary heart disease can lead to a heart attack or sudden cardiac arrest. Both of these conditions can be life threatening. Medication can protect against serious complications. Your doctor may prescribe a beta-blocker to reduce your blood pressure, and medication to widen your arteries and improve blood flow. In addition to medication, changes to your diet can lead to better outcomes. Try to include the following in your diet: Fresh fruits and ...

Ischemic cardiomyopathy is an issue with damaged heart muscle that can’t pump blood well. Most of the time, coronary artery disease causes this damage by not allowing enough oxygen-rich blood to get to your heart muscle. Treatments range from medicines to surgeries. Your outlook depends on how much the lack of oxygen injured your heart muscle. Overview A lack of blood supply to heart muscle causes damage or ischemic cardiomyopathy. What is ischemic cardiomyopathy? Ischemic This lack of blood weakens and enlarges the left ventricle in people with ischemic cardiomyopathy. Because your left ventricle is your heart’s main Ischemic cardiomyopathy is the most common type of Symptoms and Causes What are the symptoms of ischemic cardiomyopathy? Ischemic cardiomyopathy symptoms may include: • • Swelling in your legs and feet ( • Fatigue that makes you unable to exercise or carry out everyday activities. • • Weight gain, cough and congestion related to fluid retention. • • • Some people may not have symptoms of ischemic cardiomyopathy. What causes ischemic cardiomyopathy? Causes of ischemic cardiomyopathy are conditions that damage your heart muscle due to low blood flow, such as: • • • Coronary • • • • What are the risk factors for ischemic cardiomyopathy? Major risk factors of heart disease can put you at an increased risk for cardiovascular (heart and blood vessel) disease and ischemic cardiomyopathy. These risk factors include: • Having a family history of heart disease. • Havin...

Critical limb ischemia is a severe stage of peripheral artery disease, in which you have significant blockages in the blood flow to your arms, legs or feet. This increases your risk of heart complications. Some people need an amputation to treat critical limb ischemia. The sooner you get treatment, the higher your chances of a good outcome. Overview What is critical limb ischemia? Critical limb ischemia is severely blocked blood flow to your one or multiple of your hands, legs or feet. It causes intense pain, numbness and slow-healing sores on your feet, legs or hands. It is a serious condition that increases your risk of heart complications, limb amputation and death. Critical limb ischemia is a severe stage of Who might get critical limb ischemia? Anyone with PAD can develop critical limb ischemia. Your risk increases as you get older. Other risk factors include: • • • • High cholesterol ( • Is critical limb ischemia life-threatening? Yes. Critical limb ischemia significantly increases your risk of major medical complications, including death. Within one year of developing critical limb ischemia: • Almost 1 in 3 people have an amputation. • About 1 in 4 people die, most commonly from heart disease or a stroke. How common is critical limb ischemia? More than 10% of adults in the United States have critical limb ischemia. The condition affects slightly more men or people assigned male at birth than women or people assigned female at birth. Symptoms and Causes What are the ...

Brain Ischemia When ischemia affects the brain, it can lead to serious consequences. Brain tissue is metabolically very active, and in order to function properly, the brain receives 20% of the blood pumped by the heart. Furthermore, unlike many other organs, the brain has no energy stores of its own and is completely dependent on continuous blood flow to do its work. Consequently, brain tissue rapidly becomes ischemic if blood flow is interrupted, and unless the blood flow is rapidly restored brain death quickly ensues. The death of brain tissue is called a Summary Ischemia is a condition that happens when the blood supply to a part of the body is cut off. Ischemia can happen to your heart, limbs, gastrointestinal tract, and even your legs. Your risk for ischemia might be higher if you have certain health conditions or lifestyle factors, but you can't always prevent ischemia from happening. • Pepine CJ. Circulation. 2015;131(12):1044–1046. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.015553 • Johns Hopkins Medicine. • Sirover MA. • National Institutes of Health: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. • Fihn SD, Gardin JM, Abrams J, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012;60(24):e44–e164. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2012.07.013 • Rink C, Khanna S. Antioxid Redox Signal. 2011;14(10):1889–1903. doi:10.1089/ars.2010.3474 • Society for Neuroscience: BrainFacts.org. • Mahajan K, Osueni A, Haseeb M. • Harvard Medical School: Harvard Health Publishing. • Uccioli L, Meloni M, Izzo V, Giurato L, Merolla S, Gan...

Ischemic cardiomyopathy is an issue with damaged heart muscle that can’t pump blood well. Most of the time, coronary artery disease causes this damage by not allowing enough oxygen-rich blood to get to your heart muscle. Treatments range from medicines to surgeries. Your outlook depends on how much the lack of oxygen injured your heart muscle. Overview A lack of blood supply to heart muscle causes damage or ischemic cardiomyopathy. What is ischemic cardiomyopathy? Ischemic This lack of blood weakens and enlarges the left ventricle in people with ischemic cardiomyopathy. Because your left ventricle is your heart’s main Ischemic cardiomyopathy is the most common type of Symptoms and Causes What are the symptoms of ischemic cardiomyopathy? Ischemic cardiomyopathy symptoms may include: • • Swelling in your legs and feet ( • Fatigue that makes you unable to exercise or carry out everyday activities. • • Weight gain, cough and congestion related to fluid retention. • • • Some people may not have symptoms of ischemic cardiomyopathy. What causes ischemic cardiomyopathy? Causes of ischemic cardiomyopathy are conditions that damage your heart muscle due to low blood flow, such as: • • • Coronary • • • • What are the risk factors for ischemic cardiomyopathy? Major risk factors of heart disease can put you at an increased risk for cardiovascular (heart and blood vessel) disease and ischemic cardiomyopathy. These risk factors include: • Having a family history of heart disease. • Havin...

What is coronary microvascular disease? Coronary microvascular disease (sometimes called small artery disease or small vessel disease) is heart disease that affects the walls and inner lining of tiny coronary artery blood vessels that branch off from the larger Women more frequently develop coronary microvascular disease and it occurs particularly in younger women.The risk factors for coronary MVD are the same as for coronary artery disease, including Diagnosing coronary MVD was previously a challenge. PET scans and other types of imaging are now available which measure blood flow through the coronary arteries and can detect coronary MVD in very small blood vessels. According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (link opens in new window) (Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation), research is ongoing to learn more about the role of hormones in heart disease and to find better ways to diagnose coronary MVD. Other names for coronary microvascular disease • Cardiac syndrome X • Nonobstructive coronary heart disease What causes coronary microvascular disease? Many researchers think some of the risk factors that cause Risk factors for atherosclerosis include: • Unhealthy • • • • • • • Older age • Understand your risk for coronary microvascular disease Women may be at risk for coronary MVD if they have lower than normal estrogen levels at any point in their adult lives. Low estrogen levels before Women who have high blood pressure before menopause, especially high sys...

Coronary heart disease occurs when your heart’s major blood vessels become damaged or diseased. These blood vessels or arteries narrow or harden due to a buildup of plaque, a type of fatty deposit. Symptoms of coronary heart disease can vary from person to person. Some people don’t experience any symptoms at all. When symptoms do occur, they can include pain described as a tightness, burning, or heaviness around the chest. Other symptoms of coronary heart disease include: • sweating • cramping • nausea • shortness of breath There’s no cure for this disease, but it’s possible to manage the condition and improve the quality of your life. Proper nutrition is one way to manage symptoms. This includes eating certain types of foods while avoiding others. Coronary heart disease can gradually get worse, hence the importance of eating a healthy diet. A buildup of plaque in your arteries can reduce blood flow to your heart. It’s this reduction of blood flow that causes symptoms such as chest pain and shortness of breath. If left untreated, coronary heart disease can lead to a heart attack or sudden cardiac arrest. Both of these conditions can be life threatening. Medication can protect against serious complications. Your doctor may prescribe a beta-blocker to reduce your blood pressure, and medication to widen your arteries and improve blood flow. In addition to medication, changes to your diet can lead to better outcomes. Try to include the following in your diet: Fresh fruits and ...

Critical limb ischemia is a severe stage of peripheral artery disease, in which you have significant blockages in the blood flow to your arms, legs or feet. This increases your risk of heart complications. Some people need an amputation to treat critical limb ischemia. The sooner you get treatment, the higher your chances of a good outcome. Overview What is critical limb ischemia? Critical limb ischemia is severely blocked blood flow to your one or multiple of your hands, legs or feet. It causes intense pain, numbness and slow-healing sores on your feet, legs or hands. It is a serious condition that increases your risk of heart complications, limb amputation and death. Critical limb ischemia is a severe stage of Who might get critical limb ischemia? Anyone with PAD can develop critical limb ischemia. Your risk increases as you get older. Other risk factors include: • • • • High cholesterol ( • Is critical limb ischemia life-threatening? Yes. Critical limb ischemia significantly increases your risk of major medical complications, including death. Within one year of developing critical limb ischemia: • Almost 1 in 3 people have an amputation. • About 1 in 4 people die, most commonly from heart disease or a stroke. How common is critical limb ischemia? More than 10% of adults in the United States have critical limb ischemia. The condition affects slightly more men or people assigned male at birth than women or people assigned female at birth. Symptoms and Causes What are the ...