Sentences with phrase «calcifies arteries»

Their acidity calcifies arteries.

In some people, pieces from the calcified artery can break away — if the artery supplies the brain or heart with blood, this can lead to stroke or heart attack.

Calcified arteries, however, were found in 27 percent of those who slept less than five hours a night.

I've read studies that say it is not (calcified arteries, and other scary stuff).

It's a posture, and it's soon clear that Harry, our primary and (as played by Hackman) most sympathetic surrogate, is an outsider whose physical and intellectual gifts are entirely worthless when it comes to penetrating the calcified arteries of a society's diseased heart.

Not exact matches

Zink says these findings fit with earlier investigations showing that Ötzi's major arteries, including his aorta, were all calcified — a sign they were clogged with fatty deposits.

Novel 3D vascular ultrasound imaging technology allowed researchers to quantify the amount of carotid artery plaque burden lining each patient's carotid arteries in their neck, while a coronary artery calcium score CT scan allowed for the identification of any narrowing or hardening of the coronary arteries due to the buildup of fatty cholesterol and calcified plaque.

Specifically, women who reported consuming the most fruits and vegetables (eight to nine servings a day for a 2,000 - calorie diet) in their 20s were 40 percent less likely to have calcified plaque in their arteries in their 40s compared with those who ate the least amount (three to four servings a day) during the same time period.

Intravascular ultrasound can quantify non-calcified and calcified coronary artery plaque, but it is invasive and unsuitable for screening purposes, and coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring with CT, a common noninvasive option, has limitations.

UDP has found two diseases that are new to science — a neurological disorder and a condition that causes arteries to calcify.

Two of her three main coronary arteries were calcified, a marker of atherosclerosis.

EDTA is a chelating agent with the purpose of removing calcified plaque in arteries.

Above Left Image: CAT scan showing calcified coronary artery indicating heart disease.

The cause of heart attacks and strokes is inflammation of the arteries which causes plaque to form and get calcified.

Another study found that eating chocolate at least twice per week was associated with a 32 % lower risk of having calcified plaque in the arteries (40).

Calcium consumed without sufficient supportive minerals that include magnesium and silica, also contained in molasses, actually winds up free floating in the blood, prone to calcifying and clogging arteries.

Vitamins A, D, and K work in synergy to regulate calcium metabolism (among many other valuable functions in the body): specifically, to build strong bones and teeth (preventing and reversing osteoporosis and dental caries), and to mobilize calcium out of soft tissues where excesses often end up (especially the calcified plaque that causes hardening of the arteries).

I will admit it is interesting findings in regards to the calcified plaque in their arteries and the muscle scar tissue found in those studies.