4 Lurking Signs of Clogged Arteries You Need to Watch Out For

Last Updated on January 7, 2021

These surprising signs can indicate clogged arteries and lurking heart disease, said Joel K. Kahn, MD. Dangerously, over 700,000 individuals experience a heart attack and about 400,000 people die from CHD (coronary heart disease) every year in the US.

The second best thing after preventing heart disease is early detection. Cardiologists suggest medical therapies and changes in lifestyle that can prevent or avoid the development of a heart attack, as nearly 80% of heart disease can be preventable with lifestyle changes. Want to maintain optimal heart health?

4 Lurking Signs of Clogged Arteries You Need to Watch Out For1

#1 – Erectile Dysfunction (ED)

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Men have an inherent warning system for silent coronary heart disease (CHD). When a man finds it hard or impossible to achieve an erection, it can be a symptom of clogged arteries in the pelvis that shows up prior to a heart attack.

There is an average of 3 to 5 years between the development of ED and the detection of CHD. This time is actually enough for patients to be wary and work on preventing heart problems. If you and your other half are worried about your sex life, try to find and treat the main causes of diseased arteries instead of swallowing a blue pill.

#2 – Baldness

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During a recent new research including nearly 37,000 men, extreme baldness, particularly at the crown of the head, solidly anticipated the presence of silent coronary heart disease regardless of the participant’s age.

Also, in another study of over 7,000 volunteers (more than 4,000 of them are women), mild to extreme baldness put both men and women at risk of dying from heart disease. Watch out for any sudden change and consult a health professional to avoid heart problems.

#3 – Ear Crease

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One of the weirdest signs that have been mentioned in medical research reports as a symptom of coronary heart disease for decades is a crease in your earlobe, to be specific, it’s an angled crease located diagonally from the canal to the earlobe’s lower edge. One of the main causes of the ear crease is poor circulation, including in the heart arteries.