Inflammation is a key contributor to the hardening and
narrowing of the arteries known as atherosclerosis — a condition that can lead to heart attack or stroke.
Not exact matches
His is the first
known instance
of reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome — a temporary
narrowing of arteries in the brain — to be...
The scientists now
know of 62 such hereditary risk factors for CAD, a disease in which the coronary
arteries are
narrowed.
His is the first
known instance
of reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome — a temporary
narrowing of arteries in the brain — to be tied to eating a hot pepper, researchers report April 9 in British Medical Journal Case Reports.
Current guidelines recommend heart bypass for patients with substantial
narrowing of two or more
arteries due to extensive plaque buildup, a condition
known as multivessel coronary
artery disease.
atherosclerosis A form
of heart disease where the vessels and
arteries can be
narrowed dangerously (threatening to clog completely) by the buildup
of fatty deposits
known as plaque.
PAD is the result
of atherosclerosis, a
narrowing and hardening
of the
arteries caused by excess LDL cholesterol (
known as «bad cholesterol») in the bloodstream.
Vitamin K is
known to reduce the risk
of narrow arteries, the main cause
of strokes and heart attacks.
This
narrow, nondescript passage —
known as the Impasse Ronsin — was once an
artery of aesthetic energy that, in no small fashion, defined French postwar art in all its insanity.