Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is the presence of systemic atherosclerosis in arteries distal to the arch of the aorta. As a result of the atherosclerotic process, patients with PVD develop narrowing of these arteries.
Whether your shortness of breath is related strictly to GERD or is due to GERD-related asthma, there are small steps you can take to prevent and treat it. Often, the most effective steps to prevent GERD involve making some lifestyle changes.
Why would breathing a dense gas make your voice lower? The speed of sound varies with the density of whatever it travels through. Something less dense than air means a faster relative speed of sound, something more dense means a sâ¦lower relative speed of sound.