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What if you or your loved one is diagnosed to have blocked arteries? Here comes the medical doctor and summons the family members to a closed door conference. He explains the medical condition of the patient which is atherosclerosis.
What is atherosclerosis? The cardiologist continues that it is the hardening of the arteries. It happens when there are too much deposit of fat, cholesterol, calcium and other toxic substances in the inner walls of the arteries. These fatty deposits eventually hardened up to become plaques. The arteries could not expand and contract normally and the blood could not flow through them. When blood could not be delivered to the heart muscle, the artery gets blocked and a heart attack happens. When blood could not be delivered to the brain, a coronary thrombosis, a form of stroke occurs. When blood could not be delivered to your arms and legs properly, you get numbness and pain.
Statistics show that heart attacks or strokes due to blocked arteries are the leading cause of death in the United States. The doctor patiently explains that the condition happens over time. Because of many factors such as hypertension, obesity, diabetes and other problems, the inner linings of the arteries become materially damaged and clogged.
He goes on to identify the tests being administered to your loved one. Physical exam, blood glucose measurement to screen for high blood pressure, high lipids or diabetes, lipid profile for total blood cholesterol, ECG, both resting and stress, nuclear stress test or echocardiography.
He further goes on and tells you that if the tests reveal a probable coronary artery disease, he may recommend Angiography of the blocked arteries. You then ask what it is that started the clogging of the arteries. All of you get a bit surprised when the doctor disclosed that it is lack of Vitamin C, ascorbate or subclinical scurvy which triggered the process of plaques being created in the arteries.
The doctor then describes the latest technology called Transmyocardial laser revascularization (TMLR). He expounds that it is a procedure approved by the Food and Drug Administration which uses a laser treatment and small incision to unclog the arteries in lieu of an open heart bypass surgery.
Lastly, he lines up the benefits of an alternative treatment called chelation therapy and the importance of diet, exercise and lifestyle change. After the meeting, you feel a bit relieved and emotionally calmed down by the professionalism and compassion of your doctor!
