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Plaque regression can be demonstrated by ultrasound evaluation of the carotids which are easily accessible. Regular exercise can bring down the bloodpressure in the long run. Though bloodpressure rises progressively with increasing exercise, it reduces the resting bloodpressure in the long run.
If it is severe enough to compress the heart, it prevents proper filling of the heart and bloodpressure falls. Ultrasound image of the heart – echocardiogram, showing fluid collection around the heart, marked as PE, short for pericardial effusion.
An unfilled heart is not able to pump out blood well and the bloodpressure falls. When the quantity is large enough to compress the heart, the person may feel breathless or dizzy because of a fall in bloodpressure. Pericardial effusion is usually confirmed by an echocardiogram (ultrasound study of the heart).
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