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2. Atherosclerosis - Wikipedia

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   Atherosclerosis [a] is a pattern of the disease arteriosclerosis, [8] characterized by development of abnormalities called lesions in walls of arteries. This is a chronic inflammatory disease involving many different cell types and driven by elevated levels of cholesterol in the blood. [ 9 ]

3. Atherosclerosis: What Men Need to Know About Plaque ... - AOL

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   Plaque build-up often doesn’t cause symptoms, but it can block blood flow to vital organs like your heart. Coronary artery disease occurs when atherosclerosis affects the arteries supplying ...

4. Coronary artery disease - Wikipedia

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   Coronary artery disease is characterized by heart problems that result from atherosclerosis. [34] Atherosclerosis is a type of arteriosclerosis which is the "chronic inflammation of the arteries which causes them to harden and accumulate cholesterol plaques (atheromatous plaques) on the artery walls". [ 35 ]

5. Cardiovascular disease - Wikipedia

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   Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease involving the heart or blood vessels. [3] CVDs constitute a class of diseases that includes: coronary artery diseases (e.g. angina, heart attack), heart failure, hypertensive heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmia, congenital heart disease, valvular heart disease, carditis, aortic aneurysms, peripheral artery disease ...

6. 8 Common Cardiovascular Diseases for Men & How to Prevent Them

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   Heart disease and cardiovascular disease have almost the same meaning. ... The build-up of plaque is also called atherosclerosis. ... Having genes associated with cardiovascular disease. Other ...

7. What is Hypertension? Everything You Need to Know - AOL

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   Atherosclerosis (a buildup of plaque in your arteries) Stroke. ... Risk factors we don’t have control over include: ... Heart disease.

8. Arteriosclerosis - Wikipedia

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   Atherosclerosis is the primary cause of coronary artery disease (CAD) and stroke, with multiple genetic and environmental contributions. Genetic-epidemiologic studies have identified a long list of genetic and non-genetic risk factors for CAD. However, such studies indicate that family history is the most significant independent risk factor.

9. An alarming number of adults in the U.S. are at risk of heart ...

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   The new, broader approach to heart disease is likely to help identify more people who are at risk, said Dr. Robert Rosenson, director of lipids and metabolism for the Mount Sinai Health System in ...