The heart pumps the oxygen-laden blood and the food into the body’s various cells. It also removes the waste and carbon dioxide from these cells. The heart is considered to be one of the strongest organs in the body, and God has prepared it for day and night work without interruption. Oxygen and food to all parts of the body for the ability to perform its functions and functions.
The problems that affect the arteries is blocked by the accumulation of fatty substances and fat on the walls of the internal arteries, which leads to reduce the area of artery through which the flow of blood, and these fats and fat reduce the ability of the artery to contract and the correct way according to the strength of blood running, The blockage of the arteries may occur to all the arteries in the body, and it has become a major phenomenon spread among the elderly, and has been passed on to young people.
The problem of blockage of arteries is a serious problem that harms the body; it works on the lack of blood ischemia of the organs that the blocked artery feed, resulting in the weakness of the ability of the member to perform his job, and may result in the death of the member in case of full artery, And may lead to the death of the person in the case of a major organ, such as the heart and brain.
Causes of arterial occlusion
- Smoking, the main cause of arterial blockage.
- Eat foods high in fat, and not eat healthy food rich in vegetables and fruits.
- Increase the amount of cholesterol in the blood.
- Age.
- Nerves, hyperactivity and extreme tension.
- Excess weight, where fat accumulates in fat cells and within the arteries and veins.
- Do not exercise.
Symptoms of arterial blockage
The symptoms of arterial blockage vary according to the member who suffers from ischemia due to the obstruction of the artery feeding him and the duration of obstruction, for example, if blockage of the arteries that feed the heart muscle lead to a heart attack, and if blocked artery feeding the brain leads to stroke.
Examples of symptoms include:
- In the case of angina, the patient feels pain in the chest area.
- In the event of blockage of arteries feeding the brain, the patient feels the loss of control of thinking, concentration, perception, paralyzing, and inability to move.
- Feeling pain in the leg and arm.
- Feeling shortness of breath.
- Feeling numb in the limbs.
- Paleness of the part that has lost the blood perfusion and discoloration of its color.
- Do not feel pulse in the artery that has been blocked.
- General fatigue and exhaustion.