Coronary Artery Disease – Texoma Medical Center
Coronary Artery Disease – Texoma Medical Center
Learn more about what coronary artery disease is, the signs and risk factors, how to prevent it, and how Texoma Medical Center can help you. Hear from Wael Abo-Auda, MD, FACC, a cardiologist with Texoma Medical Center.
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5.759 -> So coronary artery disease is a
7.62 -> condition where cholesterol plaques
9.84 -> occlude or obstruct the blood supply to
12.66 -> the heart.
14.06 -> This condition is
15.15 -> developed when cholesterol sediments in
18.269 -> the blood start depositing in
21.15 -> the vishal wall of the coronary arteries.
23.62 -> Coronary arteries function to provide
25.56 -> oxygen supply to the heart.
28.54 -> When you work harder and you exert yourself,
32.489 -> the muscular pump, the heart, needs to work
35.789 -> faster and stronger and requires more
37.71 -> oxygen supply.
39.46 -> If you have partial
40.4 -> obstruction of those coronary arteries,
42.88 -> you start experiencing angina, which is chest pain.
46.86 -> If you have these symptoms,
48.269 -> you need to seek medical attention.
50.789 -> Occasionally those cholesterol plaques can
53.909 -> actually break loose and flaps along with
56.489 -> clog debris can occlude the blood
59.1 -> supply to the heart. In that case, not only
61.409 -> the muscle is aching but it could
63.78 -> potentially be dying. That is a medical
66.06 -> emergency called acute heart attack.
69.06 -> This requires you to seek immediate
70.83 -> medical attention.
72.58 -> Now, prevention is very important and that's
75.72 -> why we need to talk about the risk
78.28 -> factors for coronary artery disease.
79.9 -> First thing that everybody thinks about
81.66 -> is high cholesterol and that can be both
85.77 -> related to genetics but also related to
88.17 -> your dietary habits. Low cholesterol
90.84 -> diet is very important and advice to
93.03 -> everybody: if it is not adequate,
96.12 -> you need to talk to your primary care doctor
97.5 -> about cholesterol medications, commonly
99.96 -> called statins.
101.72 -> Other risk factors that are
102.66 -> important to pay attention to is high
104.79 -> blood pressure, diabetes and smoking.
108.09 -> Taking care of all those of course
110.04 -> minimizes your risk.
112.6 -> It is important to adopt a healthy lifestyle
115.22 -> that includes weight loss
116.76 -> endurance exercise and avoiding stress
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ifLMCXQ8_s