Atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis is an underlying pathology that can lead to common cardiovascular diseases including coronary heart disease, stroke, and acute myocardial infarction. It is also the leading cause of death in the United States.1 Atherosclerosis-related disease accumulated to 68% of deaths in the United States in the year 2010.1 Often, it remains undiagnosed and is only determined as an underlying cause when an individual has a dangerous episode of stroke or myocardial infarction. Atherosclerosis…

Develop an Overview of Treatment Options: 1. Medication- This is typically the first treatment used for patients with atherosclerosis. Patients would be prescribed medication that would assist with cholesterol levels, blood pressure and heart rate in order to delay the advancement of atherosclerosis in their arteries.12:All 2. Angioplasty- Patients with severe atherosclerosis have an artery that has a greater than 70% reduction in diameter due to cholesterol buildup. The mission of the…

pathophysiology of coronary artery atherosclerosis. Include discussion of risk factors associated with the development of this disease. (10 points) Coronary artery atherosclerosis is most commonly comprised of atherosclerotic fibrous fatty obstructions of the large epicardial vessels, which provide for blood flow and transport nutrients, oxygen, and elimination of metabolic waste products such as CO2, lactic acid, and hydrogen ions. Coronary artery atherosclerosis is a progressive disease…

angina is a pain that is caused by your heart. This could be a warning that you are getting a heart attack, or you could have a heart disease. 2) Atherosclerosis is a disease that starts in your arteries, your arteries are lined with a thin layer of cells called endothelium (keeps arteries smooth to keep the blood flowing with no problems). Atherosclerosis starts to damage the endothelium in the arteries. This is caused by smoking, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. This damage of the…

into the damaged wall. The white blood cells would follow after to remove the build up of cholesterol leading to an inflammatory response. Repeated inflammatory responses would lead to blood vessels becoming hard and stiff and this is called atherosclerosis. Overtime, the combination of cholesterol and white blood cells would create a fatty bulge, or plaque, in the vessel. The plaque creates a problem for the blood trying to pump through them to get…

Atherosclerosis is a cardio vascular disease that is described when the arteries thin and toughen. This disease starts when the endiolethem lining in the body gets hurt. It can be caused by multiple things such as smoking, high cholesterol or high blood pressure. Over time, a clutter of cholesterol and white blood cells make a panel in the artery. The symptoms do not usually show until older age, but it can cause pain or blood clots. This disease can also cause people to have strokes. Most of…

One thing to note is that atherosclerosis is a normal part of aging, we cannot fully control the build up of plaque within our arteries due to age, what we can do is slow down the process with proper exercise and diet. As far as your risk factors go, I am a tad bit concerned about you getting atherosclerosis. This is due to the fact that you are currently inactive, your mother and father both had coronary heart disease, high triglycerides levels, body weight and your blood glucose level being a…

needed and cost of the students in completing this research. 1.7 Definition of term 1.7.1 Heart diseases Heart and blood vessel disease also called heart disease. It includes numerous problems, many which are related to a process called atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is a condition that develops when a substance called plaque builds up in the walls of the arteries. This build up narrows the arteries, making it harder for blood to flow through. If a blood clot forms, it can stop the blood…

Atherosclerosis is when one's arteries, the blood vessels that carry oxygen and other nutrients from one's heart to the rest of their body, become thick and stiff; resulting in the occasional restriction of blood flow to their organs and tissues. Symptoms normally do not appear if it is a mild case. A moderate to severe case has different symptoms depending on where the affected arteries are located. When located in the heart arteries one might experience chest pains or chest pressure, but if…

Factors Genetics has a strong impact on atherosclerosis, however only a fraction of cases are due to Mendelian disorders, such as LDL receptor gene mutations. Familial traits that predispose an individual to atherosclerosis include conditions such as, hypertension and diabetes and inflammatory disorders (Crowther, 2005, Falk, 2006, Kumar, 2010). Age also plays a role, as individuals between 40 to 60 years of age are at elevated risk of manifesting atherosclerosis, whilst ischemic heart disease…