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[|Human|] Have you heard of parasites that can clog arteries?  I have symptoms of a possible blocked artery (pain in left arm, in neck) and am going for some tests (echo, etc).  However, I have been tested 6 months ago on standard tests and all were fine.  Ive been taking a parasite cleanse as a 2 were identified in a previous test.
[|AI|]  Hello, none of the routine parasites you are considering can clog the coronary arteries per se.However, parasitic infection of lungs or stomach may mimic chest pain. So if you have risk factors like hypertension, diabetes, smoker, family history of heart disease. Then its wise to rule out underlying heart disease. A Treadmill stress test and 2 d echocardiography would be the combination test to rule out any significant heart disease. Regards Chat Doctor.