Some symptoms of atherosclerosis are not associated with this disease, so it happens that the disease develops unnoticed. Specialists warn that atherosclerosis does not only affect the elderly and may develop in childhood. If left untreated, it can lead to a heart attack or stroke.
What are the symptoms of atherosclerosis?
Dr. Beata Poprawa, internist, cardiologist, head of the Multispecialist County Hospital in Tarnowskie Góry, in an interview with the Polish Armed Forces, warns that atherosclerosis is a disease that goes completely unnoticed for a very long time.
Among the unusual symptoms of atherosclerosis, the doctor lists erection problems in men, pain in the calves, folded ears and abdominal pain. Also on this list are neurological disorders and skin lesions.
Studies show that erectile dysfunction may appear 3 to 5 years earlier than other symptoms typical of atherosclerosis.
Pain in the calves this is another signal that should arouse your vigilance. – The calves become numb, there is pain that forces the patient to stop. When blood circulation improves, the patient can move on. It is characteristic that the sick person goes “in installments” and makes stops to reduce the pain – said Dr. Improva. “The extremities may be chilled, one of them may be paler, the feeling in the feet is weakened,” she added.
The constricted blood vessels can also cause an ear lobe folding. This is the most unusual symptom of atherosclerosis. In the place where we most often wear earrings, it is formed crease of the auricle.
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As a result of stenosis of the abdominal aorta and atherosclerosis of the mesenteric and renal arteries, the patient may suffer from chronic abdominal pain.
With atherosclerosis of the cerebral vessels, they can appear problems with concentration and remembering. – If we notice dizziness, a feeling of numbness of the face, weakness in the arms or legs, deterioration of eyesight, it may already be a sign of an advanced atherosclerotic process – lists Dr. Beata Poprawa. In addition to neurological disorders, they can also appear skin changes.
– Atherosclerosis develops already in childhood – we often grow atherosclerosis in children ourselves, not taking care of their diet. Besides, part of anti-atherosclerotic prevention is feeding the child in the first stages of life – I mean, for example, breastfeeding – explains the expert in an interview with portal.abczdrowie.pl.
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