Atherosclerosis Symptoms

General symptoms and signs of Atherosclerosis include mental and physical depression, palpitations, chest pain, chest tightness, headache, dizziness, cold limbs, limbs limp, reduced vision, decreased memory, insomnia and more.

Aortic atherosclerosis symptoms: the majority of non-specific symptoms. Percussion can be found at the sternum area stalk widened after aortic dullness; aortic valve area and the second heart sound with metal tone hyperthyroidism and systolic murmur. Systolic blood pressure, widened pulse pressure, palpation of radial artery can promote similar vein. X-ray examination can be seen protruding aortic node to the upper left, aortic expansion and distortion can be seen sometimes flared sheet or calcinosis of the plaque.

Aortic atherosclerosis may also be the formation of aortic aneurysm to occur in the renal artery following the opening of the abdominal aorta Department for the most, followed by the aortic arch and descending aorta. Abdominal aortic aneurysms were identified during more than a result of a medical examination see block pulsatile abdominal swelling are found, the corresponding parts of the abdominal wall can be heard murmur, femoral artery pulse can be reduced. Thoracic aortic aneurysm can cause chest pain, dyspnea, dysphagia, hemoptysis, and vocal cord paralysis due to recurrent laryngeal nerve compression, displacement or obstruction of the trachea, superior vena cava and pulmonary artery pressure, such as performance. X-ray examination shows that the corresponding parts of increased aortic; aortic angiography can show that kind of spindle or aneurysm sac. Two-dimensional ultrasound imaging, X-ray computerized tomography, magnetic resonance tomography shows like aortic aneurysm expansion. Once the rupture of aortic aneurysms can be rapidly fatal. Atherosclerosis dissection can also be formed, but less common.

Coronary atherosclerosis symptoms: can cause angina, myocardial infarction and myocardial fibrosis and so on.

Cerebral atherosclerosis symptoms: cerebral ischemia can cause dizziness, headaches and symptoms such as syncope. Cerebral artery thrombosis or bleeding caused by cerebrovascular accident, headache, dizziness, vomiting, sudden loss of consciousness, limb, paralysis, hemianopsia, aphasia. Dementia caused by brain atrophy, a psychopath, abnormal operations, intelligence and memory as well as symptoms such as personality changes completely.

Renal artery atherosclerosis symptoms: the clinical incidence of resistant hypertension can cause, over the age of 55 years and a sudden high blood pressure, and should consider the possibility of this disease. If renal artery thrombosis, can cause kidney pain, fever, such as urine, as well as closed.

Mesenteric artery atherosclerosis symptoms: may cause indigestion, intestinal reduce tension, constipation and abdominal pain and other symptoms. Thrombosis, a severe abdominal pain, abdominal distension and fever. Necrosis of the intestinal wall can cause hematochezia, paralytic ileus, as well as symptoms of shock.

Limbs atherosclerosis symptoms: more often in lower limbs, especially the leg arteries, the blood supply as a result of barriers caused by cold lower limbs, numbness, and intermittent claudication, which occurs when walking gastrocnemius numbness, pain and cramps, disappear after a break, take the time there; In severe cases, may have persistent pain, especially lower extremity arterial dorsalis pedis artery pulse weakened or disappeared. Artery lumen, such as total occlusion may produce gangrene.