Atherosclerosis - is the formation of plaques consisting of fat and cholesterol. Plaques occur on the inner wall of arteries, and arteries become hard . As the artery becomes narrower , it passes through the lower levels and body tissues receive less oxygen and nutrients. Atherosclerosis causes many cardio - vascular disease , including coronary heart disease , myocardial infarction , hypertension , stroke . Atherosclerosis progresses slowly over many years , and often begins in childhood.
Symptoms. The disease has no symptoms . Detected during examination of the patient or developing complications - coronary heart disease , heart failure , etc.
Traditional methods of treatment: diet , providing food low in cholesterol , drugs that lower cholesterol in the blood, severe forms - surgery.
No comments:
Post a Comment