Atherosclerosis - Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

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Atherosclerosis - Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

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What Is Atherosclerosis?

• Arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis are
  sometimes used to mean the same thing, however,
  there is a difference between the two terms.
• Arteriosclerosis happens when the blood vessels
  that carry oxygen and nutrients from your heart
  to the rest of your body (arteries) become thick
  and hard sometimes blocking blood flow to your
  organs and tissues. Healthy arteries are flexible
  and elastic, but over time, the walls in your
  arteries could harden, a condition commonly known
  as the hardening of the arteries.
• Atherosclerosis is a certain type of
  arteriosclerosis.
• Atherosclerosis is the accumulation of fats,
  cholesterol, and other substances in and on your
  artery walls. This build-up is known as plaque.
  The plaque could cause your arteries to narrow,
  restricting blood flow. The plaque could also
  burst, leading to a blood clot.
• However, atherosclerosis is usually considered a
  heart problem, it could affect arteries anywhere
  in your body. Atherosclerosis could be treated.
  Healthy lifestyle habits could help prevent
  atherosclerosis.

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Symptoms of Atherosclerosis

• Symptoms of moderate to severe atherosclerosis
  depend on which arteries are damaged. For
  instance
•    If you have atherosclerosis in your heart
  arteries, you might have symptoms, like chest
  pain or pressure (angina).
•    If you have atherosclerosis in the arteries
  leading to your brain, you might have signs and
  symptoms like unexpected numbness or weakness in
  your arms or legs, trouble speaking or slurred
  speech, momentary loss of vision in one eye, or
  drooping muscles in your face. These signal a
  transient ischemic attack (TIA), which, if left
  untreated, might progress to a stroke.
•    If you have atherosclerosis in the arteries in
  your arms and legs, you might have signs or
  symptoms of peripheral artery disease, like leg
  pain when walking (claudication) or decreased
  blood pressure in an affected limb.
•    If you have atherosclerosis in the arteries
  leading to your kidneys, you will develop high
  blood pressure or kidney failure.

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• Causes of Atherosclerosis 
• Atherosclerosis is a slow, progressive disease
  that might start as early as childhood. However
  the exact cause is unknown, atherosclerosis might
  start with damage or injury to the inner layer of
  an artery. The damage might be caused by
•    High blood pressure
•    High cholesterol
•    High triglycerides, a kind of fat (lipid) in
  your blood
•    Smoking and other sources of tobacco
•    Insulin resistance, obesity, or diabetes
•    Inflammation from an unknown cause or from
  diseases like arthritis, lupus, psoriasis, or
  inflammatory bowel disease
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