What Is Ischemic Heart Disease? | Heart Disease

What Is Ischemic Heart Disease? | Heart Disease

What Is Ischemic Heart Disease? | Heart Disease

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So, what is ischemic heart disease? I think the first thing to mention is that ischemic heart disease is very common in the United States. At its very core, it really refers to the buildup of atherosclerotic plaque in the arteries of the heart, the so called “coronary” arteries. The buildup of atherosclerotic plaque involves many complicated mechanisms in the body. But for the most part it’s a delivery of cholesterol into the wall of the arteries which leads to a reduction in the size of the lumen, or center, of the artery where the blood flows. When this occurs, this can lead to chest pain we call “angina” or heart attack. So the buildup of atherosclerotic plaque is one basic mechanism of ischemic heart disease.

There are a lot of other important things at play, such as inflammation and many other various biochemical markers. If we want to use a simple analogy, it would be clogged plumbing in the house. And unfortunately, it’s not so simple to unclog the plumbing and restore the flow. But the good news is that there’s a lot of treatments for ischemic heart disease and ways to reduce your risk. It involves healthy choices with diet and exercise, seeing your doctor regularly, and controlling things like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and smoking. And in brief, that’s what most of us mean when we mention ischemic heart disease.


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4.1 -> so what is this gimmick heart disease I
6.54 -> think the first thing to mention is that
8.01 -> ischemic heart disease is very common in
9.75 -> United States at it's very core it
12.75 -> really refers to the build-up of
14.37 -> atherosclerotic plaque in the arteries
16.92 -> of the heart so called coronary arteries
18.81 -> the buildup of atherosclerosis in the
22.59 -> body but for the most part it's a
24.93 -> delivery of cholesterol into the wall of
27.269 -> the arteries which leads to a reduction
29.55 -> in the size of the lumen or center of
31.98 -> the artery where the blood flows when
33.809 -> this occurs this can lead to chest pain
35.67 -> we call angina or heart attack so the
38.94 -> buildup of atherosclerotic plaque is one
40.77 -> basic mechanism of ischemic heart
42.42 -> disease there are a lot of other
43.559 -> important things at play such as
44.91 -> inflammation and many other various
46.98 -> biochemical markers if we want to use a
49.05 -> simple analogy it would be clogged
51.03 -> plumbing in the house and unfortunately
53.43 -> it's not so simple to unclog the
55.02 -> plumbing and restore the flow but the
56.91 -> good news is that there's a lot of
58.379 -> treatments for ischemic heart disease
59.489 -> and ways to reduce your risk it involves
61.98 -> healthy choices with diet and exercise
63.949 -> seeing your doctor regularly and
66.06 -> controlling things like high blood
67.89 -> pressure high cholesterol and smoking
69.9 -> and in brief I think that's what most of
71.909 -> us mean when we mentioned ischemic heart
73.38 -> disease

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