Atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis -- often called hardening of the arteries -- is the underlying cause of almost all heart attacks and strokes. If you have the condition, now's the time to act.
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Atherosclerosis often shows no symptoms until flow within a blood vessel has become seriously compromised. Typical symptoms of atherosclerosis include chest pain when a coronary artery is involved, or leg pain when a leg artery is involved.
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ATHEROSCLEROSIS - The progressive narrowing and hardening of the arteries over time. This is known to occur to some degree with aging, but other risk factors that accelerate this process have been identified.
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Atherosclerosis: A process of progressive thickening and hardening of the walls of medium-sized and large arteries as a result of fat deposits on their inner lining.
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Atherosclerosis
Related Category: Pathology
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Atherosclerosis is a disease of the arteries in which fatty material is deposited in the vessel wall, resulting in narrowing and eventual impairment of blood flow.
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Atherosclerosis
What is atherosclerosis?
Atherosclerosis is also called "hardening of the arteries." It occurs when fats and cholesterol build up in the artery wall.
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Atherosclerosis is a condition in which fatty deposits form inside blood vessel walls. This causes the walls to become thick and less elastic. The thickened areas are called plaques.
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Atherosclerosis
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ATHEROSCLEROSIS (Plaque Development and Hardening)
SYMPTOMS"Early warning symptoms are intermittent claudication (which see). These are pains in the legs and possibly feet, which leave upon resting. High blood pressure (see "Hypertension").
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Atherosclerosis is known for affecting the arteries of the heart (coronary arteries) and the brain (carotid arteries). Of the peripheral arteries, those of the legs are most often affected.
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Atherosclerosis
The process in which deposits of fatty substances, cholesterol, cellular waste products, calcium and other substances build up in the inner lining of an artery. This buildup is called plaque.
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Atherosclerosis occurs when fatty material, such as cholesterol, is deposited along the walls of arteries, forming plaques and atheromas. This causes obstruction of the normal blood flow, which can be partial or complete.
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Atherosclerosis is when the arteries become narrow and damaged. It happens when the arteries are clogged up with fatty deposits or the walls of the arteries become inflamed.
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Atherosclerosis - Metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes are associated with fat buildup in the artery walls. This can impair blood flow to the all the organs. The heart, brain and legs are most often affected.
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AtherosclerosisDisease of blood vessels caused by deposits of cholesterol on the inside walls of the vessels.
Cardiovascular diseaseDisease that affects the heart and blood vessels.
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Hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis). Exactly how atherosclerosis leads to abdominal aortic aneurysms is unclear.
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Previously, it has been shown that inflammation of the arteries contributes to atherosclerosis, the hardening and thickening of the arteries that leads to heart attack, stroke and death from heart disease.
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Usually this type of stroke results from clogged arteries, a condition called atherosclerosis.
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photoangioplasty Investigational procedure utilizes a photosensitizer (see Antrin) to localize areas of atherosclerosis in vessels and light activation to selectively destroy the plaque without damaging the endothelium.
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The exact cause is unknown, but risk factors include atherosclerosis and hypertension. Abdominal aortic aneurysm may be caused by infection, congenital weakening of the connective tissue component of the artery wall, or trauma.
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This type of cholesterol is commonly called bad cholesterol. It can contribute to the formation of plaque build up in the arteries, known as atherosclerosis. LDL levels should be low. To help lower LDL levels, help your adolescent to: ...
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Diseases-such as diabetes, kidney disease, chronic alcoholism, multiple sclerosis, atherosclerosis, vascular disease, and neurologic disease-account for about 70 percent of ED cases. Between 35 and 50 percent of men with diabetes experience ED.
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Additional features in some cases include hypothyroidism, male hypogonadism, short stature and mild to moderate developmental delay and the complications of type 2 diabetes such as hyperlipidemia (high lipids) and atherosclerosis.
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