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Isquemia de las arterias mesentéricas - Prevention

Nombres alternativos

Vasculopatía mesentérica

Prevención:

La prevención comprende prestarle atención a cambios en el estilo de vida que reduzcan el riesgo de enfermedad ateroesclerótica, incluyendo:

Hacer ejercicio
Seguir una dieta saludable
Conseguir tratamiento para una arritmia cardíaca
Mantener el colesterol en la sangre bajo control
Mantener la presión arterial bajo control
Dejar de fumar

Para prevenir la isquemia aguda de las arterias mesentéricas también controle cualquier problema del ritmo cardíaco que pueda causar coagulación de la sangre.

Reviewed last on: 1/20/2010
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and George F. Longstreth, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San Diego, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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Hauser SC. Vascular diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 146.

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