Excess cholesterol in the blood can cause Stroke and myocardial infarction. It is one of the major risk factors for atherosclerosis, a pathological basis for the stenosis (narrowing) and the obstruction of the arteries (cerebral and coronary above all) through the atherosclerotic plaque that increases inside the vessels until the occlusion of the blood flow in the artery (infarction).
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The purpose of the surgical treatment is to overcome the obstacle constituted by a critical narrowing (stenosis) in one of the coronary arteries through a bridge (bypass) that restores the blood flow over the obstacle, thus favoring the supply of oxygenated blood to the myocardial cells of the coronary area.
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The article by Toby Cosgrove has highlighted three major diseases that cause death and disability with high cost of human lives and resources for society. The title of the article is ‘Three Diseases That Should Frighten You’ and this is the link: http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130517193032-205372152-three-diseases-that-should-frighten-you...
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Life, as we know, is often hanging by a thread. How many times we have gotten surprised for unexpected news when a loved one in full health, is suddenly lacking. That thread that binds us to life can be broken in a moment. Interrupting and affecting us emotionally and disrupting plans, like a switch turns off the light. Robert (fictitious name), fifty years old, his...
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