Atherosclerosis is a heart disease and specifically of blood vessels, that causes blockage and stiffening of blood vessels that carry oxygen and nutrients to the body. This disease is usually caused by the formation of Plaques, that are made of fat, cholesterol, calcium, proteoglycans, extensive connective tissue and other substances found in blood. High level of cholesterol in blood leads to accumulation of fat around the walls of arteries that narrows the diameter of artery forming plaques, and now this plaque narrows the blood vessels that leads to decrease blood flow and to some serious condition such as heart attack and stroke. The site of plaque formation is not restricted, it can vary from person to person. It usually develops at branch
