Sentences with phrase «arterial wall damage»

Linus Pauling looked at weakened arteries as a form of low level or sub-clinical scurvy and realized the importance of ascorbic acid vitamin C for healing internal arterial wall damage, where the inflammation occurs.

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The sheer volume of blood moving through makes this region susceptible to aneurysms, weaknesses in arterial walls that can lead to stroke and debilitating brain damage.

According to cardiologist Stefanie Dimmler at the University of Frankfurt in Germany, degraded telomeres might cause heart disease by impeding the ability of cells from the bone marrow to repair damaged parts of the arterial walls.

«Atherosclerosis is not only inflammation; there's also damage to the arterial wall,» adds Columbia associate research scientist Gabrielle Fredman, PhD, one of the study's lead co-authors.

«Atherosclerosis is not only inflammation; there's also damage to the arterial wall.

These oils also contain the much feared free - radicals that can weaken and damage arterial walls.

Pink and red varieties also have vitamin A and lycopene, a phytochemical that protects arterial walls from oxidative damage.

When the body is allowed to repair damaged arterial walls uninterrupted, it can produce a stable plaque, constructed of a robust coat of protein surrounding an ever - shrinking fatty core.

Researchers say elevated homocysteine levels can injure arterial walls and promote atherosclerosis — as well as damaging the nervous system.

A damaged endothelial cell wall means low performance during physical activity as well as an increased risk in heart attack since a healthy endothelial cell wall does not allow arterial blockages to form.

In order for cholesterol to cause disease, it has to damage the arterial walls.

Large particles are practically harmless, while small, dense particles are the dangerous ones, lodging in the arterial walls, causing damage and inflammation.

Acetyl - L - Carnitine is also a powerful super antioxidant which is very effective in fighting with dangerous free radicals preventing them from damaging cell's DNA, mitochondria or lining of arterial walls.

Oxidative stress damages the lining of arterial walls while oxidizing cholesterol, changing its structure and promoting atherosclerosis.

Damaged, or «oxidized» cholesterol can injure arterial walls and lead to a pathological plaque buildup in the arteries.

According to the American Heart Association, an elevation in blood pressure can cause damage to the arterial walls, increase the accumulation of plaque, and block blood flow.