Atherosclerosis

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Definition:
Narrowing of the arteries caused by deposits of a fatty substance called plaque. HGD Chapter 14 Pg. 443

Examples:
1. A middle aged person who had shown no signs of disease suddenly died of a heart attack, then death of this sort are often caused by the build-up of plaque in the arteries that supplies the muscles of the heart with oxygen. The process that causes plaque to accumulate in the arteries is atherosclerosis.

Analogies: Analogy between Atherosclerosis and Endothelium
Endothelial dysfunction, or the loss of proper endothelial function, is a hallmark for vascular diseases, and is often regarded as a key early event in the development of atherosclerosis.

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**Atherosclerosis**
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**Biology of progression of Atherosclerosis**
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**Related Links To Atherosclerosis:**
"The Pathogens of Atherosclerosis:A perspective for the 1990's" [|link] "Atherosclerosis--reversal with therapy" [|link] "Inflammation and Atherosclerosis" [|link] "Coronary Atherosclerosis- The Fibrous plaque with calcification" [|link] "A strategy to reduce cardiovascular disease by more than 80%" [|link]