how can you tell when your arteries are clogged?
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When these blood vessels are healthy, their smooth inner walls allow blood to flow through them effortlessly; however, when plaque builds up in and on these walls, blood flow is reduced or completely blocked. Warning signs associated with clogged arteries include leg pain and chest pain.
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['Electrocardiogram (ECG). This first test done to diagnose a heart attack records electrical signals as they travel through your heart. ... ', 'Blood tests. Certain heart proteins slowly leak into your blood after heart damage from a heart attack.']
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Typical heart attack signs and symptoms include: Pressure, tightness, pain, or a squeezing or aching sensation in your chest or arms that may spread to your neck, jaw or back. Nausea, indigestion, heartburn or abdominal pain.
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['chest pain, especially when breathing.', 'cold, pale, or clammy skin.', 'rapid heart rate.', 'low blood pressure.', 'tense, rapid, or shallow breathing.', 'difficulty breathing.', 'feelings of restlessness.', 'anxiety.']
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['Abnormal heart sound (heart murmur) heard through a stethoscope.', 'Shortness of breath (dyspnea), especially when you have been very active or when you lie down.', 'Fatigue.']
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In general, the larger the aneurysm and the faster it grows, the greater the risk of rupture. Signs and symptoms that your aortic aneurysm has ruptured can include: Sudden, intense and persistent abdominal or back pain, which can be described as a tearing sensation. Low blood pressure.
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Seek emergency medical care if you have leg swelling and any of the following signs or symptoms, which can indicate a blood clot in your lungs or a serious heart condition: Chest pain. Difficulty breathing. Shortness of breath with exertion or lying flat in bed.
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['Uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain in the center of your chest. ... ', 'Pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach.', 'Shortness of breath with or without chest discomfort.', 'Other signs such as breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness.']
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['Chest discomfort. Many people associate sudden and intense chest pain with heart attack. ... ', 'Shortness of breath. ... ', 'Dizziness or light-headedness. ... ', 'Heart rhythm abnormalities. ... ', 'Discomfort in other areas of the body. ... ', 'Unusual sweating.']
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['pulse - quick swelling of an artery as blood passes through with each heartbeat.', 'temperature.', 'capillary refill- time it takes for blood to return to a finger or toe after the blood supply is pinched off.', 'color.']
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Heart attack and stroke At its most serious, lightheadedness may be a sign of a heart attack or stroke. Other symptoms of a heart attack often accompanying lightheadedness are chest pain, shortness of breath, nausea, arm pain, back pain, or jaw pain.
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['Chest pain or pressure (angina)', 'Blockage of blood vessels in brain and heart.', 'High blood pressure.', 'Heart attack.', 'Stroke.']
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Aneurysms usually do not cause symptoms until they get quite large. They often are found during an examination for a different medical condition. When they are large enough to cause symptoms, people may notice chest or back pain, palpitations, fatigue, dizziness or shortness of breath.
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Arteries narrowed and damaged by high blood pressure have trouble supplying blood to your heart. When blood can't flow freely to your heart, you can have chest pain (angina), irregular heart rhythms (arrhythmias) or a heart attack. Enlarged left heart.
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Symptoms can include: Chest pain, chest tightness, chest pressure and chest discomfort (angina) Shortness of breath. Pain, numbness, weakness or coldness in your legs or arms if the blood vessels in those parts of your body are narrowed.
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Because blood can pool in the part of the aorta that is bulging, some people develop blood clots inside the aneurysm. If one of these clots breaks loose, it can end up clogging a blood vessel in one of the legs. This can lead to symptoms such as pain, numbness, or tingling in the leg.
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A completely blocked coronary artery will cause a heart attack. The classic signs and symptoms of a heart attack include crushing pressure in your chest and pain in your shoulder or arm, sometimes with shortness of breath and sweating.