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What is Atherosclerosis? | American Heart Association
2024年2月16日 · Atherosclerosis is a type of arteriosclerosis. The American Heart Association explains how atherosclerosis starts, how atherosclerosis is affected by high cholesterol levels, high blood pressure and smoking, blood clots and thickened artery walls.
What is a Heart Attack? - American Heart Association
2024年12月10日 · This slow process is known as atherosclerosis. When plaque within a heart artery breaks, a blood clot forms around the plaque. This blood clot can block blood flow through the artery to the heart muscle.
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Atherosclerosis causes arteries to narrow, weaken and be less flexible. It's the term for the process of fatty buildup in the inner lining of an artery. The buildup that results is called plaque and reduces the amount of blood and oxygen that is delivered to vital organs.
What is Atherosclerosis? - Professional Heart Daily
2024年2月16日 · The American Heart Association explains how atherosclerosis starts, how atherosclerosis is affected by high cholesterol levels, high blood pressure and smoking, blood clots and thickened artery walls.
Inflammation: a missing target in coronary heart disease treatment ...
2022年3月14日 · Today, it is established that metabolic factors in conjunction with the inflammatory process lead to the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis. Still, the interaction of innate and adaptive immune systems for the development of atherosclerosis is …
Researchers suggest way to possibly eliminate artery-clogging …
2018年10月4日 · Researchers have proposed a unique study in humans to reduce the early onset of atherosclerosis, the buildup of the artery-clogging plaque that can lead to heart attacks and strokes.
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When atherosclerosis is not stopped, it can lead to blocked coronary arteries and a possible heart attack, stroke, or peripheral vascular disease. HBP can also cause the muscular walls of the ventricles to become thick and stiff.
What is Cardiovascular Disease? | American Heart Association
2024年1月10日 · Atherosclerosis is a condition that develops when a substance called plaque builds up in the walls of the arteries. This buildup narrows the arteries, making it harder for blood to flow through. If a blood clot forms, it can block the blood flow.
What is Peripheral Artery Disease? - American Heart Association
2024年10月15日 · The American Heart Association explains peripheral artery disease (PAD) as a type of occlusive disease that affects the arteries outside the heart and brain. The most common cause is atherosclerosis -- fatty buildups in the arteries.
coronary arteries. This process is called . atherosclerosis. When plaque in a heart artery breaks open, a blood clot . forms. The clot can block blood flow. When it completely . stops blood flow to part of the heart muscle, that . portion of muscle begins to die. Damage increases the longer an artery stays blocked. Once some of the heart