a heart problem
2006-06-12 16:58:06 · 8 answers · asked by roselle 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
Ischemia occurs when a part of the body, in this case, the heart, does not receive enough oxygen.
Your heart maintains a supply and demand balance for oxygen. If it requires more oxygen than your body can supply, the heart will become ischemic. This is usually manifested by chest pain, but some people can have ischemia and not feel it (especially diabetics). If it goes on too long, it can turn into infarction (heart attack), where part of the heart muscle dies.
2006-06-13 01:46:27 · answer #1 · answered by Pangolin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you are talking about ischemia which is a problem usually due to poor oxygenation. Ischemia can happen at any time. Using oxygen usually fixes the immediate problem. It sounds like you should have a discussion with your doctor about it. He/She should be able to educate you fully on ischemia and the causes and effects of it as well as the treatments. Good luck to you!
2006-06-13 01:00:39 · answer #2 · answered by Redheadmedicgirl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ischemia is a fancy word for abnormality of unknown origin. It means the heart problem is of unknown origin, meaning they dont know what it is or what caused it.
2006-06-13 00:04:47 · answer #3 · answered by AstonishingAries<3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's ischemia.
(I don't think they were answering their question. I think they want to know what it means more in depth than just a "heart problem").
Hope the link helps!
2006-06-13 00:00:42 · answer #4 · answered by unsersmyboy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lack of blood and oxygen to an area of the body.
2006-06-19 18:50:07 · answer #5 · answered by happydawg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must have spelled it wrong, because neither Google nor WebMD recognizes it.
2006-06-13 00:03:04 · answer #6 · answered by FnK 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah y you ask a question if you gonna answer it?
2006-06-13 00:01:35 · answer #7 · answered by su13_zer0_27 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you just answered your quesion!
2006-06-12 23:59:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋