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Expert & Community Posts

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Dodging the Alzheimer's Bullet
By Christine Kennard , Health Expert

...people have a low level of cardiovascular disease or atherosclerosis in the brain," said Vasser.... Read more »

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Heart Attack: Why People have Them and Why Doctor's Can't always Predict who Will
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

...attack?  One of the best descriptions that I ever heard for atherosclerosis likened it to... Read more »

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How Eating Flavonoids Everyday Will Help You Lower Blood Pressure
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert

...damage. Oxidative stress is linked with cancer, aging, atherosclerosis, ischemic injury,... Read more »

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What is Lipoprotein(a) and What Does it Mean for You?
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert

...caused by a blood clot in a heart artery at a site of atherosclerosis. Lp(a) may also stimulate... Read more »

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The Year of Hypertension: 2008
By Dr. Charles Whitcomb , Health Expert

...save lives in patients with diabetes.  SANDS (Stop Atherosclerosis in Native Diabetics Study)... Read more »

Health Guide

Your Blood's Amazing Trip through Your Vascular System
...thicken, get stiffer, and narrow.  This is called arteriosclerosis.  A form of arteriosclerosis is atherosclerosisAtherosclerosis is the build-up of plaque and cholesterol in... Read more »
Pneumonia: Prognosis
...causing inflammation in the coronary arteries. Over time, this can cause hardening of the arteries(atherosclerosis). Atherosclerosis can lead to heart attacks and strokes. Studies on a causal... Read more »
High Cholesterol Diagnosis and Testing
...of test measures cholesterol levels in the skin. High skin levels may indicatean increasedrisk for atherosclerosis and serious heart disease.Screening GuidelinesGeneral Screening Recommendations.... Read more »
Stroke Information
...one of three types:Thrombotic strokeEmbolic strokeLacunar strokeThrombotic or Large-Artery Stroke and Atherosclerosis. The thrombotic stroke accounts for about 60% of all strokes. It usually... Read more »
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Patient Guide
What is Peripheral Arterial Disease? Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is due to atherosclerosis – a progressive disease that involves the hardening and narrowing of the arteries due to a gradual... Read more »

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Atherosclerosis & Stroke

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