Posts Tagged ‘atherosclerosis’

Sunday, December 6, 2009 @ 12:12 PM
posted by Simn

ATHEROSCLEROSIS: is a disease characterized by progressive formation of fibrous and lipid plaques in the wall of the arteries. They will gradually shrink the arterial size, leading to a lower blood flow and to a series of very serious illnesses (heart attacks, strokes, etc.). Predisposing factors are: high cholesterol, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, obesity and sedentary lifestyle. This is a very dangerous disease, as no signs of him appear until it has significantly affected blood vessels, causing a series of very serious diseases such as myocardial infarction, stroke and other yet. Cigarette smoking greatly facilitates the development of atherosclerosis.

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