Left Anterior Descending Artery Blockage: Symptoms Of LAD Blockage

Left Anterior Descending Artery Blockage: Symptoms Of LAD Blockage . Our heart is an involuntary muscle, it is a fist shaped organ situated in the middle of the chest with lungs on both sides and it underlies the breast bone, 3rd, 4th, and 5th ribs, most of it on the left of the midline.

Left Anterior Descending Artery Blockage

Coronary (heart) artery system consists of the right and left coronary arteries originating from the root of the aorta. The left main coronary artery divides into left anterior descending artery (LAD) and left circumflex artery. The function of these arteries is to supply oxygenated blood to anterior (front) portion of the heart.

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When the left anterior descending artery is blocked, the blood supply to the heart muscle is reduced causing many symptoms. And if the vessel is completely blocked it can cause heart attack.

Symptoms Of LAD Blockage

• Pain in the chest.
• Feeling of tightness in the chest.
• Pain in left arm and hand.
• Shortness of breath.
• Fatigue.

Left Anterior Descending Artery Blockage Risk Factors

• Increased level of cholesterol.
• Tobacco smoking.
• Hypertension.
• Diabetes.
• Obesity.
• Stress.

LAD Artery Blockage Treatment

• Goals of the treatment are to improve quality of life, reduce incidence of Angina (chest pain) and heart attack, treat co- morbid conditions which worsen chest pain, encourage life style modification and risk factor modification.
  
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• Medicines for arterial dilatation, medicines to control high blood pressure, cholesterol lowering agent, cessation of cigarette, control of diabetes.
• If the blockage is complete, current consensus exists that surgical revascularization is the treatment of choice for left anterior descending artery blockage.
• The other method is angioplasty where a stent is inserted in the artery to compress the blockage and increase the blood flow.