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Arteriosclerosis

Introduction: Arteriosclerosis

Description of Arteriosclerosis

Arteriosclerosis (medical condition): Atherosclerosis is a syndrome affecting arterial blood...more »

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Atherosclerosis:
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Arteriosclerosis: sclerosis of the arterial walls.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Arteriosclerosis: A common form of arteriosclerosis characterized by deposits of plaques (atheromas) containing lipids, carbohydrates, blood and blood products, fibrous tissue, and calcium deposits. These plaques are found in the intima of large- and medium-sized arteries.
Source: Diseases Database

Arteriosclerosis: thickening and loss of elasticity of arterial walls; atherosclerosis is the most common form of arteriosclerosis and involves lipid deposition and thickening of the intimal cell layers within arteries; additional forms of arteriosclerosis involve calcification of the media of muscular arteries (Monkeberg medial calcific sclerosis) and thickening of the walls of small arteries or arterioles due to cell proliferation or hyaline deposition (arteriolosclerosis).
Source: CRISP

Arteriosclerosis: Thickening and loss of elasticity of the walls of ARTERIES of all sizes. There are many forms classified by the types of lesions and arteries involved, such as ATHEROSCLEROSIS with fatty lesions in the ARTERIAL INTIMA of medium and large muscular arteries.
Source: MeSH 2007

Arteriosclerosis: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Arteriosclerosis:

• Sclerosis
• Arterial
• Arterial disease

Arteriosclerosis as a Disease

Arteriosclerosis: Another name for Atherosclerosis (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Atherosclerosis
  »Symptoms of Atherosclerosis
  »Causes of Atherosclerosis
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Arteriosclerosis: Related Diseases

Arteriosclerosis: Arteriosclerosis is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Artery conditions
• Blood vessel conditions
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Under-diagnosed conditions
• Polygenic diseases
• Circulatory system conditions
• Systemic conditions
• Senior health conditions

Causes of Arteriosclerosis

Some of the causes of Arteriosclerosis are included in the list below:

• High cholesterol
• Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
• Atheroma
• Arteriosclerosis
• Hypoalphalipoproteinemia, primary - atherosclerosis

See full list of 25 causes of Arteriosclerosis (Atherosclerosis)

Symptoms of Arteriosclerosis (Atherosclerosis)

Some of the symptoms of Arteriosclerosis incude:

• No early symptoms
• Symptoms of coronary artery disease
  • Angina
  • Heart attack
  • Coronary thrombosis

See full list of 20 symptoms of Arteriosclerosis (Atherosclerosis)

Treatments for Arteriosclerosis (Atherosclerosis)

Treatments for Arteriosclerosis (Atherosclerosis) include:

• Lifestyle changes
  • Control weight
  • Healthy diet
  • Low fat diet
  • Regular physical activity

See full list of 23 treatments for Arteriosclerosis

Treatment of Arteriosclerosis: For more treatment information about Arteriosclerosis, see treatment of Atherosclerosis (Arteriosclerosis)

Arteriosclerosis: Article Excerpts about Atherosclerosis

ATHEROSCLEROSIS: NWHIC (Excerpt)

Atherosclerosis is the buildup of fatty deposits called plaque on the inside walls of ... (Source: excerpt from ATHEROSCLEROSIS: NWHIC)

Coronary Artery Disease (Easy to Read): NWHIC (Excerpt)

Atherosclerosis is the hardening of the arteries. Your arteries are blood vessels that carry... (Source: excerpt from Coronary Artery Disease (Easy to Read): NWHIC)

HEART AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE: NWHIC (Excerpt)

Atherosclerosis is a type of arteriosclerosis (or thickening and hardening of the arteries). As we age, some hardening... (Source: excerpt from HEART AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE: NWHIC)

Arteriosclerosis as a Symptom

Arteriosclerosis (symptom): A group of medical conditions which are...more »

Arteriosclerosis (symptom): See Arteriosclerosis (symptom information).

More information on symptom: Arteriosclerosis:

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Arteriosclerosis: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Arteriosclerosis:

• transient ischemic attack
• TIA
• stroke
• atheroembolism
• coronary heart disease
• coronary artery atherosclerosis
• atherosclerotic disease of the carotid artery
• peripheral vascular disease
• ischemia
• atherosclerosis
• hyperlipidemia
• coronary artery disease
• CAD
• cerebrovascular disease
• abdominal aortic aneurysm
• cigarette smoking

Terms associated with Arteriosclerosis:

Terms Similar to Arteriosclerosis:

• Atheroma
• Atherosclerosis

Source: Diseases Database

• arterial sclerosis
• hardening of the arteries
• induration of the arteries
• coronary-artery disease

Source - WordNet 2.1

Related Topics

• Atherectomy
• Diet, Atherogenic
• Embolism, Cholesterol

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Arteriosclerosis:

• Arteriosclerosis Obliterans
• Intracranial Arteriosclerosis
• Coronary Arteriosclerosis
• Intermittent Claudication
• Atherosclerosis
• Arteriolosclerosis
• Monckeberg Medial Calcific Sclerosis

Source - MeSH 2007

• atherosclerosis

Source - CRISP

• atherosclerosis
• coronary artery disease
• arteriosclerosis obliterans

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Arteriosclerosis

• Arterial Occlusive Diseases

Source - MeSH 2007

• blood vessel occlusion

Source - CRISP

• sclerosis
• induration

Source - WordNet 2.1

Other terms that may be related to Arteriosclerosis:

• artery occlusion
• blood lipoprotein biosynthesis
• blood lipoprotein metabolism

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Arteriosclerosis

The following list attempts to classify Arteriosclerosis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• induration,sclerosis
• pathology
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Vascular Diseases
    • Arterial Occlusive Diseases
      • Arteriosclerosis

External links related to: Arteriosclerosis

• atherosclerosis - General Practice Notebook
• Angioplasty (versus non surgical management) for intermittent claudication (Cochrane Review)
• Peripheral Vascular Occlusive Disease Referral Guideline
• Atheromatous Plaque - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files
• Lipid-lowering for lower limb atherosclerosis (Cochrane Review)
• atherosclerosis - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files
• eMedicine - Myocardial Ischemia - Nuclear Medicine and Risk Stratification : Article by Thomas F Heston, MD, FAAFP
• riskscore.org.uk
• eMedicine - Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease : Article by Vincent Lopez Rowe, MD
• Smoking cessation for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease (Cochrane Review)
• eMedicine - Atherosclerosis : Article by James L Orford, MBChB

Source: Diseases Database

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