Like obese people, these obese birds are prone to developing significant, often life - threatening health problems, such as atherosclerosis (the deposition of cholesterol within major blood vessels exiting the heart that can
obstruct blood flow, predisposing to heart attacks, and break off, blocking oxygen delivery to tissues and leading to strokes).
They obstruct blood flow through the pulmonary arteries and cause allergic reactions, vascular inflammation and fluid accumulation (edema).
Sometimes a large number of heartworms will almost completely
obstruct blood flow to the heart, leading to caval syndrome.
A large number of heartworms can potentially
obstruct blood flow to the heart, which could cause your dog to collapse and die unless treatment is initiated quickly to alleviate the clog.
Such a condition would damage other organs,
obstruct blood flow and breathing.
As adults they are found in the right ventricle of the heart, and in the pulmonary artery where they can
obstruct blood vasculature.
It assists in the breakdown of fats and the prevention of excess lipid accumulation in the liver and arteries, which could
obstruct blood flow to the brain, heart, and kidneys.
Methionine is an essential amino acid that assists in the breakdown of fats, thus helping to prevent a buildup of fat in the liver and arteries that might
obstruct blood flow to the brain, heart, and kidneys.
If the stockings are too tight,
they obstruct blood flow rather than helping it.
The pressure brought by its weight causes muscle aches, hemorrhoids, and
obstructed blood circulation, which inhibits proper nutrient flow to your baby.
Previous studies have looked mainly at genes causing atherosclerosis and genes affecting the function of platelets and clotting processes as risk factors for ischemic stroke (clot
obstructing blood flow to the brain).
This plaque buildup causes the artery wall to thicken, which limits or, in some cases, completely
obstructs blood flow.
Over time, these white blood cells, known as foam cells, begin to invade the linings of arteries, causing further arterial damage and
obstructing blood flow.
LDL is a fatty substance that can cause your arteries to narrow or harden,
obstructing blood flow to the heart.
If the clot breaks off or otherwise
obstructs blood flow to the heart or brain, this can result in a heart attack or stroke.
These clots can sometimes break loose and find their way to the heart or lungs resulting in
obstructed blood flow to these organs.
Once your pet goes home after a heartworm treatment, you will need to strictly confine it for another month to prevent fragments of the dead adult heartworms from
obstructing blood vessels in the lungs.
A fibrocartilaginous embolism (FCE) is a fairly common disorder in which a piece of fibrous cartilage
obstructs the blood supply to the spinal cord.
Their task is not to prove that angioplasty doesn't work, it is to prove that «CCSVI» is not the case of blood flow problems in MS. CCSVI is the theory that the veins are damaged and
obstructing the blood flow.
Not exact matches
A heart attack occurs when
blood flow to an area of the heart is blocked by a narrowed or completely
obstructed coronary artery, resulting in damage of heart muscle.
The sympathetic fibers forced their way into large and small veins, impeding and sometimes completely
obstructing the flow of
blood.
Over time, plaques limit
blood flow, and, if they
obstruct a vessel like the coronary artery, can trigger a heart attack.
This is extremely dangerous because the visceral fat (the kind inside the organs and
blood vesicles) accumulates within the veins and arteries, narrowing the passage available for the
blood and gradually
obstructs the activity of the
blood vessels.
-- High
blood sugar levels can eventually result in the formation of cataracts, an opacity in the lens of the eye which can
obstruct vision.
It's a worm shaped like spaghetti and lives where the
blood is being pumped around,
obstructing the flow of
blood and causing serious reactions.
My biggest worry is that
blood clots or swelling from infection may
obstruct the urethra, causing potentially life - threatening inability to urinate.
This abnormal motion of the mitral valve partially
obstructs the outflow of
blood from the left ventricle into the aorta, resulting in a heart murmur which can be heard by your veterinarian with a stethoscope during your pet's physical examination.
Subaortic stenosis is a concern, too, where
blood flow is
obstructed and can not flow properly out of the left ventricle.
Depending on the number of heartworms present, they can
obstruct the vessels, causing the heart to pump harder against the increased resistance of
blood flow.
Male cats may become
obstructed if the narrow urethra is plugged with
blood, mucus, or crystals.
They symptoms are virtually the same causing frequent urination and
blood in the urine as the stone
obstructs urine flow in the bladder.
Obstructing bladder stones, cancer of the urinary tract or even bladder rupture they might cause will all prevent your pet from cleansing its
blood of urea nitrogen (BUN).
This disease of dogs arises when abnormal tissue near the pulmonic valve
obstructs the flow of
blood out of the right ventricle.
We rely on time to allow the spinal cord to make new
blood vessels or to recannalize (open up) the
obstructed vessel.
This disease of dogs arises when abnormal tissue near the aortic valve
obstructs the flow of
blood out of the left ventricle.
This is a problem because what is suppose to be in the heart and vessels is
blood; a foot - long worm tends to
obstruct and disrupt the
blood flow.
Normally,
blood clotting is a delicate balance that must stop bleeding without forming excessive clots that could
obstruct essential
blood flow.
On a
blood - chemistry panel, the
obstructed cat's kidney function values may be extremely elevated.
A dog's heart which is
obstructed in this way will need to pump harder and harder to overcome the new resistance against
blood flow.
As the vessel narrows, the disc material
obstructs it, depriving a certain segment of the spinal cord of its
blood supply.
After diagnosis and removal of a nasopharyngeal polyp, a
blood clot
obstructed her airway causing respiratory and cardiac arrest.
Sudden death is thought to be due to a reaction within the lungs to the young heartworms, or to a reaction to dead or live heartworms entering the pulmonary arteries and
obstructing the flow of
blood to the lungs.
The bloated stomach
obstructs veins in the abdomen, leading to low
blood pressure, shock, and damage to internal organs.
Part of this clot can easily detach and flow with the
blood stream up the inferior vena cava, through the right side of the heart and into the pulmonary artery causing a PE which, if large enough, may
obstruct the circulation to the lung and strain the heart, causing almost instant death.
This is achieved by creating new routes for the
blood to enter into the heart when one or both of the coronary arteries have become blocked or
obstructed (atherosclerosis), by having a healthy
blood vessel from another part of ones» body removed and then used to «bypass» the unhealth or clogged artery located in the heart.