Atherosclerosis is a cardiovascular disease. It is a common degenerative disease of the arteries, in which fatty material is deposited in the wall of the arteries, narrowing the arteries and eventually restricting the blood flow. Atherosclerosis is a term used to indicate any forms of ‘arteriosclerosis’-a disease characterized by thickening and hardening of artery wall in the human body. It is very hard to detect and determine or discover.

It is believed that over nutrition, lifestyle, genetic or some other factors are the main course. Nevertheless, it is a life threatening disease that is killing men and women in record number.

Atherosclerosis is responsible for the highest number of death in USA, it is quiet shocking to know that approximately one million people per year die from Atherosclerosis. It is the leading killer of both men and women after the age of 46 and thereafter. Statistic also shows that high cholesterol is responsible for 70 percent of heart disease in this country of ours, USA.

There are number of factors that may induce Atherosclerosis.

Some of these are thought to be what may be responsible for the cause and it is still very hard to narrow the cause to one particular event. However, the following are believed to be the major cause:

Diet

Aging

Weight

Gender/sex

Genetics

Hereditary

Diseases

Lifestyle

Blood pressure

Occupation

Level of stress

Atherosclerosis does not show any symptoms and may not be medically diagnose until it is too late or serious complication has occurs. However, before complications occur, Atherosclerosis may be noted by the presence of bruit (a whooshing or blowing sound ) heard over the artery with a stethoscope. The affected area may have a decreased pulse.

Standard medical tests that indicate Atherosclerosis and or its complications include:

1. Ankle/brachial index, or ABI, measuring an abnormal difference between

the blood pressure of the ankle and arm.

2. A Doppler study of the affected area.
3. Ultrasonic duplex scanning.
4. ACT or CAT scans a specialized form of x-ray of the affected area.
5. Magnetic resonance arteriograph (MRA).
6. An arteriograph of the affected area.
7. An intravascular ultrasound(IVUS) of the affected vessels.

The common consequences of Atherosclerosis include:

Coronary artery disease (Atherosclerosis of arteries to the heart); due to obstruction (schemia), the blood supply to heart is insufficient, resulting in angina, or chest pain.

• Heart attack or myocardia infarction
• Stroke and or transient inschemia attach(TIA)-a light stroke, mini stroke or brain attack.
• Peripheral artery disease (PAD)- insufficient blood supply to the legs and feet due to obstruction.
• Damage to the kidneys and other organs.
• Atherosclerosis and obstructions of bypass grafts and stents (resteosis).

The standard medical treatments and technique for Atherosclerosis include the following:

1. Prescription medications-mainly to reduce

• Fats and cholesterol in the blood
• Risk associated with clot formation in the blood..

2. Balloon angloplasty- is to flatten plaque and increase the blood flow past the harden or damage deposits by opening the arteries of the heart and other arteries in the body to allow the free flow of the blood to the vital organ of the body.

3. Stenting, usually the following angloplasty- to keep the artery opens by implanting a small metal device inside the artery.
4. Endartrectomy is a method by which to surgically remove the deposit in the arteries: by surgically removing excessive cholesterol to return the patient to normal life, if what led to the problems in first place are controlled or eliminated altogether.
5. 5. A bypass graft is to create a bridge that bypass the block section of the artery by using a normal healthy artery or vein from the patient. The purpose of the bypass is to allow the free flow blood pass the harden or damage vessel.

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