4. An Irregular Heartbeat
Clogged arteries can mean that your body needs to work a lot harder to pump blood through or past the obstructions in your arteries; in the early stages while blood is still able to get through these arteries you might not notice any symptoms, but as the condition gets worse you’ll experience more issues until blood can’t get through the arteries at all and it turns into a stroke or embolism.
One of the potential symptoms that you might experience as a result of clogged arteries is an irregular heartbeat. This can, in turn, produce other physical symptoms such as over-tiredness, nightmares, and pain in the chest.
An irregular heartbeat might also indicate other heart-related conditions such as Barlow’s or more serious conditions such as early-stage heart failure.
Speak to a doctor or cardiologist if you experience an irregular heartbeat. A few tests can be enough to tell you why and what can be done from there.