Phylogenic Disorders Of Circulatory System

Phylogenic Disorders Of
Circulatory System…

Arteriosclerosis occurs when the blood vessels that carry oxygen and
nutrients from your heart to the rest of your body (arteries) become
thick and stiff — sometimes restricting blood flow to your organs and
tissues. Healthy arteries are flexible and elastic, but over time, the walls
in your arteries can harden, a condition commonly called hardening of
the arteries.
Atherosclerosis is a specific type of arteriosclerosis,
but the terms are sometimes used interchangeably.
Atherosclerosis refers to the buildup
of fats, cholesterol and other substances
in and on your artery walls
(plaque), which can restrict
blood flow.
Arteriosclerosis

Symptoms of moderate to severe atherosclerosis depend on which arteries are affected. For example:
If you have atherosclerosis in your heart arteries, you may have symptoms, such as chest pain or pressure (angina).
2.If you have atherosclerosis in the arteries
in your arms and legs, you may have symptoms
of peripheral artery disease, such as leg pain when
walking (claudication).
3.If you have atherosclerosis in the arteries
leading to your kidneys, you develop high blood
pressure or kidney failure.
Symptoms

The complications of atherosclerosis depend on which arteries are blocked. For example:
Coronary artery disease. When atherosclerosis narrows the arteries close to your heart, you may develop coronary artery disease, which can cause chest pain (angina), a heart attack or heart failure.
Carotid artery disease. When atherosclerosis narrows the arteries close to your brain, you may develop carotid artery disease, which can cause a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or stroke.
Chronic kidney disease. Atherosclerosis can cause the arteries leading to your kidneys to narrow, preventing oxygenated blood from reaching them. Over time, this can affect your kidney function, keeping waste from exiting your body.
Complications

Hardening of the arteries occurs over time. Besides aging, factors that increase the risk of atherosclerosis include:
High blood pressure
High cholesterol
Diabetes
Obesity
Smoking and other tobacco use
A family history of early heart disease
Lack of exercise
An unhealthy diet.
Risk Factors

Peripheral artery disease (also called peripheral arterial disease) is a common circulatory problem in which narrowed arteries reduce blood flow to your limbs.
When you develop peripheral artery disease (PAD), your extremities — usually your legs — don't receive enough blood flow to keep up with demand. This causes symptoms, most notably leg pain when walking (claudication).
Peripheral Artery Disease

You may have muscle pain or cramping because there’s less blood flow to your legs. This type of pain is called claudication. You usually feel it when you walk or climb stairs, but it stops when you rest.
It can affect different muscle groups, including:
Buttock and hip
Calf (most common)
Foot (less common)
Thigh
Changes in the color of your legs
Erectile dysfunction
Leg weakness
Legs that are cooler than your arms.
Peripheral Artery Disease Symptoms

Things in your bloodstream like fat and cholesterol form plaques that build up in your arteries. That makes those arteries harder and narrower. This condition, called atherosclerosis, is the most common cause of peripheral artery disease.
Things that raise your risk of having peripheral artery disease include:
1. Painful cramping in one or both of your hips, thighs or calf muscles after certain activities, such as walking or climbing stairs (claudication)
2. Leg numbness or weakness
3. Coldness in your lower leg or foot, especially when compared with the other side
4. Sores on your toes, feet or legs that won't heal
5. A change in the color of your legs
6. Hair loss or slower hair growth on your feet and legs
7. Slower growth of your toenail.
Peripheral Artery Disease Causes
and Risk Factors

Myocardial ischemia occurs when blood flow to your heart is reduced, preventing the heart muscle from receiving enough oxygen. The reduced blood flow is usually the result of a partial or complete blockage of your heart's arteries (coronary arteries).
Myocardial ischemia, also called cardiac
ischemia,reduces the heart muscle's ability
to pumpblood. A sudden, severe blockage of
one of the heart's artery can lead to a heart
attack. Myocardial ischemia might also
cause serious abnormal heart rhythms.
Myocardial Ischemia

Myocardial ischemia occurs when the blood flow through one or more of your coronary arteries is decreased. The low blood flow decreases the amount of oxygen your heart muscle receives.
Myocardial ischemia can develop slowly as arteries become blocked over time. Or it can occur quickly when an artery becomes blocked suddenly.
Conditions that can cause myocardial ischemia include:
1. Coronary artery disease (atherosclerosis). Plaques made up mostly of cholesterol build up on your artery walls and restrict blood flow. Atherosclerosis is the most common cause of myocardial ischemia.
Causes

2. Blood clot. The plaques that develop in atherosclerosis can rupture, causing a blood clot. The clot might block an artery and lead to sudden, severe myocardial ischemia, resulting in a heart attack. Rarely, a blood clot might travel to the coronary artery from elsewhere in the body.
3. Coronary artery spasm. This temporary
tightening of the muscles in the artery wall
can briefly decrease or even prevent blood
flow to part of the heart muscle. Coronary
artery spasm is an uncommon cause of
myocardial ischemia.

Tobacco. Smoking and long-term exposure to secondhand smoke can damage the inside walls of arteries. The damage can allow deposits of cholesterol and other substances to collect and slow blood flow in the coronary arteries. Smoking causes the coronary arteries to spasm and may also increase the risk of blood clots.
Diabetes. Type 1 and type 2 diabetes are linked to an increased risk of myocardial ischemia, heart attack and other heart problems.
High blood pressure. Over time, high blood pressure can accelerate atherosclerosis, resulting in damage to the coronary arteries.
Obesity. Obesity is associated with diabetes, high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol levels.
Factors that can increase your risk of developing
myocardial ischemia include:

Myocardial ischemia can lead to serious complications, including:
1. Heart attack. If a coronary artery becomes completely blocked, the lack of blood and oxygen can lead to a heart attack that destroys part of the heart muscle. The damage can be serious and sometimes fatal.
2. Irregular heart rhythm
(arrhythmia). An abnormal heart
rhythm can weaken your heart
and may be life-threatening.
3. Heart failure. Over time,
repeated episodes of ischemia
may lead to heart failure.
Complications