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Lifestyle changes—including quitting smoking, losing excess weight, avoiding the use of alcohol and illegal drugs, getting enough sleep, and reducing stress—and ongoing care can help you manage cardiomyopathy.

Carotid artery disease may not cause signs or symptoms until it severely narrows or blocks a carotid artery. Signs and symptoms may include a bruit, a transient ischemic attack (TIA), or a stroke. It is important to call 9–1–1 for emergency help if you think you are having a TIA or stroke.

Your doctor will diagnose carotid artery disease based on your medical history, a physical exam, and results from one or more tests: ultrasound, angiography, magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), and computed tomography (CT) angiography.

High blood pressure is a common disease in which blood flows through blood vessels (arteries) at higher than normal pressures.

En general, los beneficios de la actividad física que se practica con regularidad superan los riesgos. En raras ocasiones se presentan problemas del corazón, como por ejemplo, arritmias, paro cardíaco súbito y ataque cardíaco. Estos problemas ocurren generalmente en personas que ya tienen enfermedades del corazón, como enfermedad coronaria y enfermedad congénita del corazón. Debe preguntarle siempre a su médico qué tipo y qué cantidad de actividad física puede realizar sin peligro.

La actividad física es parte de un estilo de vida saludable para el corazón.

Treatments for atherosclerosis may include heart-healthy lifestyle changes, medicines, and medical procedures or surgery—such as percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), or carotid endarterectomy.

Early treatment for a heart attack can prevent or limit damage to the heart muscle. Act fast by calling 9–1–1 at the first symptoms of a heart attack. Immediate treatments include aspirin, nitroglycerin, oxygen therapy, and treatment for chest pain. Your doctor may initiate treatment to restore blood flow through the blood vessels supplying the heart, such as clot-busting medicines and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Other treatments include medicines, medical procedures, heart-healthy lifestyle changes, and cardiac rehabilitation.

Physical activity is one part of a heart-healthy lifestyle.

Ciertos factores de riesgo hacen que sea más probable que usted sufra de enfermedad coronaria y tenga un ataque cardíaco. Los factores de riesgo que usted puede controlar incluyen fumar, presión arterial alta, concentraciones altas de colesterol en la sangre, sobrepeso y obesidad, una alimentación poco saludable, falta de actividad física y altas concentraciones de azúcar en la sangre debido a la resistencia a la insulina o diabetes. Los factores de riesgo que usted no puede controlar son la edad, los antecedentes familiares de enfermedad coronaria de aparición temprana y la preeclampsia.