atherosclerosis
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Key facts
- Medical condition.name
- Atherosclerosis
- Medical condition.synonyms
- Arteriosclerotic vascular disease (ASVD)
- Medical condition.image
- Blausen 0257 CoronaryArtery Plaque.png
- Medical condition.caption
- Illustration depicting atherosclerosis in a coronary artery
- Medical condition.field
- Cardiology, vascular surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, interventional radiology
- Medical condition.symptoms
- None
- Medical condition.complications
- Coronary artery disease, stroke, peripheral artery disease, kidney problems, heart disease
- Medical condition.onset
- Youth (worsens with age)
- Medical condition.causes
- Accumulation of saturated fats, smoking, high blood pressure, and diabetes
- Medical condition.risks
- High blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, obesity, family history, unhealthy diet (notably trans fat and hydrogenated oils), chronic Vitamin C deficiency
Article
34 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Risk factors
- Modifiable
- Nonmodifiable
- Lesser or uncertain
- Dietary
- Cellular
- Calcification and lipids
- Visible features
- Rupture and stenosis
- Accelerated growth of plaques
- Components
- Diagnosis
- Prevention
- Diet
- Exercise
- Treatment
- Statins
- Surgery
- Other
- Epidemiology
- Etymology
- Economics
- Research
- Lipids
- miRNA
- DNA damage
- Microorganisms
- Vascular smooth muscle cells
- Treatment research
- Presence in other species
- Notes
- References
- External links
Atherosclerosis is a pattern of the disease arteriosclerosis, characterized by development of abnormalities called lesions in walls of arteries. This is a chronic inflammatory disease involving many different cell types and is driven by elevated blood levels of cholesterol. These lesions may lead to narrowing of the arterial walls due to buildup of atheromatous plaques.
At the onset, there are usually no symptoms, but if they develop, symptoms generally begin around middle age. In severe cases, it can result in coronary artery disease, stroke, peripheral artery disease, or kidney disorders, depending on the body part(s) in which the affected arteries are located.