5/04/2008

Atherosclerosis Summary

Atherosclerosis Summary

Atherosclerosis is the artery wall thickening and loss of flexibility in several diseases, collectively, atherosclerosis is the most common and important types. Atherosclerosis is the main artery lesions characteristic of certain parts of the endometrium lipid deposition, accompanied by smooth muscle cells and the proliferation of fiber matrix, a progressive development of atherosclerotic plaque.
It is a main artery to the middle spot and flake under endometrial thickening (of atherosclerosis) for the characteristics of the disease, can reduce or block blood flow. Plaque parts of the artery wall thickening and hardening, the plaque with the internal organization of necrosis after the deposition of lipids, a porridge-like substance, known as atherosclerosis.
Its characteristics are involved artery intima a class of lipid calm, the accumulation of complex carbohydrates, fiber proliferation and then calmly calcium, and the middle artery disease. The disease mainly involving large and medium-sized stretch of muscle arteries to the aorta, coronary and cerebral artery Most of the lumen often leads to occlusion or rupture of the wall, and other serious consequences. Atherosclerosis more common in men over the age of 40 and women after menopause. The disease frequently have high blood pressure, high cholesterol or diabetes, hyperlipidemia. Mental work to see more of the health hazards of a great people, mainly elderly people died as one of the reasons.
Atherosclerosis is usually scattered, in the aorta to 3 mm diameter of the artery intima occurred, the most common in the coronary artery, coronary heart disease is the main cause of morbidity.

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