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2. Paradoxical embolism - Wikipedia

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   An embolism can cause ischemia—damage to an organ from lack of oxygen. [1] A paradoxical embolism is a specific type of embolism in which the embolus travels from the right side of the heart (venous circulation) to the left side of the heart (arterial circulation) and lodges itself in a blood vessel known as an artery. [2]

3. Atrioventricular septal defect - Wikipedia

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   When holes form between the chambers, as in AVSD, the pools can mix. Consequently, arterial blood supplies become less oxygenated than normal, causing ischemia and cyanosis in distal tissues. [3] To compensate, the heart must pump a larger volume of blood to deliver enough oxygen, leading to cardiac enlargement and hypertrophy. [5]

4. Cardiovascular agents - Wikipedia

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   Cardiovascular agents are drugs used to treat diseases associated with the heart or blood vessels. These medications are available for purchase only with a physician’s prescription . They include, but are not limited to, drugs that target hypertension ( antihypertensives ), hyperlipidemia ( antihyperlipidemics ) and blood clotting (blood ...

5. List of cardiac pharmaceutical agents - Wikipedia

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   The following are medications commonly prescribed cardiac pharmaceutical agents. The specificity of the following medications is highly variable, and often are not particularly specific to a given class. As such, they are listed as are commonly accepted.

6. Obesity drug Wegovy is approved to cut heart attack and ...

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   The popular weight-loss drug Wegovy, which has helped millions of Americans shed pounds, can now be used to reduce the risk of stroke, heart attacks and other serious cardiovascular problems in ...

7. Drugs like Ozempic may help lower 2nd stroke, heart attack risk

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   A new study says that type 2 diabetes medications GLP-1 agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors may help lower a stroke survivor’s risk of experiencing a subsequent stroke, heart attack, or death ...

8. Arterial embolism - Wikipedia

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   Mitral stenosis poses a high risk of forming emboli which may travel to the brain and cause stroke. [2] Endocarditis increases the risk for thromboembolism, [ 2 ] by a mixture of the factors above. Atherosclerosis in the aorta and other large blood vessels is a common risk factor, [ 2 ] both for thromboembolism and cholesterol embolism .

9. 3 blood biomarkers predict higher risk of heart attack ... - AOL

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   Recent research indicates that three key blood biomarkers can help predict a woman's risk of major cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks and stroke. 3 blood biomarkers predict higher risk ...