...leading cause of mortality in the USA.[5][6][7] Cerebrovascular conditions Atherosclerosis can lead to a range of cerebrovascular conditions, including stroke and transient ischemic attack, sometimes called a mini-stroke. These conditions...
...bowel disease (IBD) Other forms of colitis such as ischemic colitis (caused by a loss of blood supply to part of the colon) and infectious colitis (when bacteria cause irritation...
...2 diabetes[12] Obesity[16] Cardiovascular diseases (conditions affecting the heart) such as hypertension, heart failure and ischemic heart disease[17][18] Cancer of the colon, breast or prostate[19] Rheumatoid arthritis[20] Multiple sclerosis[20][21] Hair...
...condition occurs when the bowel becomes infarcted, putting the patient at risk of bowel perforation. Bowel infarction tends to develop due to ischemic colitis, which in turn develops due to...
...Cardiovascular complications (such as dysrhythmias, infarction, and ischemic injury) Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism Disordered wound healing (due to adverse complications) Hematoma or bruising Low urine output and...
...in adult patients and are usually caused by a traumatic or an ischemic (heart attack) etiology. These VSDs must be closed surgically. Who Should Undergo and Expected Results A ventricular...
...blindness which may be a sign of non–arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION). This eye condition has been linked to all brands of PDE-5 inhibitors. Recent research indicates that there...
...Atherosclerosis FAQs Is atherosclerosis of the aorta possible? What is atherosclerotic calcification? What is the difference between atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis? Volkmann contracture, or Volkmann ischemic contracture, is a permanent shortening...
...with stable ischemic heart disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association task force on practice guidelines, and the American College of Physicians, American Association for...
...blocked due to clots. Retinal artery occlusion occurs when an artery in the retina becomes blocked due to clots, resulting in possible loss of vision. Ischemic optic neuropathy involves the...
