Atherosclerosis

When you consume too much sodium and your blood pressure is too high, over time extra pressure can make your vessels less elastic and more aroused to build up fat called plaque. This can cause atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries. In atherosclerosis, vessels narrow and their walls thicken, making your heart work harder and eventually raising your risk of heart attack, heart failure and stroke. The first symptom is when the brain has too much tension, so it causes…

Heart Disease in Women and their Unique Symptoms of a Heart Attack Introduction: Heart attacks are a very serious condition of the human body that require immediate attention. Heart attacks are known in the medical community as myocardial infarctions: myo- means muscle, cardio- means heart, -al means pertaining to; infarct means death of tissue (med term book). The parts come together as: tissue death pertaining to heart muscle (med term book). Each year, around one and half million cases of…

of stent mal-apposition and stent struts coverage which was reflected by a significant lower incidence of late and very late stent thrombosis as well for the requirements for long term dual antiplatelet therapy 25-27, although presence of neo-atherosclerosis remained…

Did you know that there is a murderer around us? The number one killer in most countries is a heart attack. It growing in recent years, and it creeps toward young people. Whereas, from several years ago we have watched a heart attack infect people in the sixties and seventies, it is now infecting people in the twenties. Also in all age groups, men are more at risk of heart attack than women, but if women reached menopause, they may be equal with men in incidence because estrogen has been the…

effects of smoking is atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is the hardening and narrowing of the blood vessels due to a fat and plaque buildup on the vessels. Some of the major risk factors for atherosclerosis include hypercholesterolemia, increasing age, sex- male being more prevalent than females, high blood cholesterol levels, cigarette smoking, obesity, and hypertension, all of which the patient has. (1) There are three main types of lesions associated with atherosclerosis, including fatty…

Definition and Pathophysiology The leading cause of PVD/PAD is atherosclerosis of the arteries. Atherosclerosis occurs when deposits of lipids and cholesterol obstruct and harden the arteries. This leads to progressive narrowing of the artery. When this takes place in the peripheral vessels, blood flow id compromised to the lower extremities, and is known as PVD/PAD. There are actually three types of Peripheral Vascular Disease. Type 1(10-15% of patients) involves the aorta and ileac…

Mechanism Atherogenesis is the developmental process of athermanous plaques. It is characterized by a remodeling of arteries leading to sub endothelial accumulation of fatty substances called plaques. The buildup of an athermanous plaque is a slow process, developed over a period of several years through a complex series of cellular events occurring within the arterial wall and in response to a variety of local vascular circulating factors. One recent hypothesis , leukocyte, such as momocyte or…

rightfully concerned for him. Having high total cholesterol, LDL, and triglycerides can indicate a higher likelihood of developing cardiovascular disease. From class, I’ve learned that elevated or too much cholesterol, in particular, can lead to atherosclerosis a condition that entails formerly healthy arterial walls becoming thickened with excess deposits of cholesterol and other substances which is collectively referred to as arterial plaque. This plaque within the walls acts to restrict blood…

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attack and stroke (Story, 2015, p.105). Secondly, atherosclerosis is another risk identify in this family history. Atherosclerosis is defined as “thickening and hardening of the arterial wall. Lesions (or plaques) composed of lipids develop on the vessel wall and calcify over time” (Story, p.94). These plaques formation hinder the circulation and lead to an increase effort of the heart to pump blood to different part of the body. Atherosclerosis not only cause peripheral vascular disease but it…