Ischemia Ischemic Heart Disease

The principal cause of the ischemic heart disease is the reduction of  the amount of  blood which the arteries provide for the heart to function at normal parameters. There are many people who die from ischemic heart disease, especially in the western countries. The ischemia starts by some  fatty deposits gathered up in the cells of the wall which surrounds the coronary arteries(the main source of  blood for the heart). The  fat deposits grow step by step into large twigs of the coronary arteries, process called atherosclerosis which brings about the narrowing of the coronary arteries which irrigate the heart muscle. When youu have ischemic heart disease ischemia the heart muscle is damaged because it doesn’t receive the needful oxygen and this is the cause of ischemia. A heart attack occurs when the blood vessels are completely closed.

" Ischaemia " refers to an insufficient amount of  blood. The coronary arteries are the only source of  blood for the heart muscle. If this coronary arteries are blocked, the blood supply will reduce.

The atherosclerosis is one of the most common cause of the ischemic heart disease.

At the beginning the coronary arteries or even their branches are becoming narrow or they are closed because of  the debris flowed into the blood. This might feel like angina.

The coronary arteries can also get narrow or, eventually, closed when the atheromatous plaques of the artery rupture are covered. This can bring about a heart attack. At  ischemia the heart muscle is seriously damaged by a heart attack because it’s supply of  blood no longer exists.

The consequences of this facts can be:

1) temporary pain (ischemia);

2) the activity of the muscle can be interrupted for a shorter or a longer period of time;

3) the heart muscle can suffer a permanent damage,in which situation it is irecoverable(infarct)

4) arrhythmias caused by irregular heart beat.

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