Heart Health Management, Artery Care, and Emergency Signs

Cardiovascular wellness focuses on plaque reduction, managing arrhythmias like AFib, and recognizing emergency signs of heart failure or infarction.

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How Does Exercise Clear Plaque Out of Arteries?

Cholesterol is a fatty substance that your body makes and uses for important functions. You also get cholesterol from the foods you eat. Too much cholesterol in your blood can cause the buildup of plaque in your arteries, a condition called hardening of the arteries or atherosclerosis.

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Calcium Channel Blockers and Swelling Feet

Doctors prescribe calcium channel blockers to treat a number of conditions, including high blood pressure, migraine headaches, circulatory conditions and complications of brain aneurysms, according to MayoClinic.com.

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