Many other more effective treatments, especially of the underlying atheromatous disease, have been developed.

It has two main causes: fibromuscular dysplasia and atheromatous stenosis.

Heart had evidence of hypertrophy in muscle, with some atheromatous patches along the aortic ring.

The atheromatous plaque is divided into three distinct components:

It is the precursor lesion of atheromas that may become atheromatous plaques.

D'Angelo et al(1978) found no prostacyclin generation in atheromatous plaques from three subjects.

As has been discussed above, platelets are a crucial factor in thrombogenesis associated with atheromatous arteries.

Atherogenesis is the developmental process of atheromatous plaques.

Where there is no family history of xanthelasmata, they usually indicate high cholesterol and may correlate with a risk of atheromatous disease.

In the context of heart or artery matters, atheromata are commonly referred to as atheromatous plaques.

The muscular portion of artery walls usually remain strong, even after they have remodeled to compensate for the atheromatous plaques.

"All his vessels were atheromatous.

In time, as cells die, this leads to extracellular calcium deposits between the muscular wall and outer portion of the atheromatous plaques.

An individual may develop a rupture of an atheromatous plaque at any stage of the spectrum of coronary artery disease.

The balloon is then inflated, and it compresses the atheromatous plaque and stretches the artery wall to expand.

However, over recent years the possible role of platelets in the early stages of the atheromatous process has been emphasised (Ross & Glomset, 1976).

Over a period of decades, chronically elevated serum cholesterol contributes to formation of atheromatous plaques in the arteries.

The methods most commonly relied upon, patient symptoms and cardiac stress testing, do not detect any symptoms of the problem until atheromatous disease is very advanced.

In contrast, having small numbers of large HDL particles is independently associated with atheromatous disease progression in the arteries.

Laser endarterectomy : It is a technique in which an entire atheromatous plaque in the artery is excised.

Although thrombolytic therapy dissolves the clot, angiographic studies have revealed a high incidence of residual atheromatous narrowing in the coronary artery.

Accumulation of activated mast cells in the shoulder region of human coronary atheroma, the prediction site of atheromatous rupture.

The relative contribution of platelet aggregates or atheromatous material to distal embolization and vessel occlusion in native coronary arteries is unclear.

It was Virchow in the middle of the nineteenth century who first put forward the concept of arterial wall injury leading to the development of the atheromatous plaque.

The release of mediators during allergic insults has been incriminated as a cause of coronary artery spasm and/or atheromatous plaque erosion or rupture.

Men also have an increased incidence of atherosclerotic heart disease.

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in developed countries.

The cause of death was officially ruled as "atherosclerotic heart disease".

Evidence suggests that the atherosclerotic process can be slowed by preventive measures.

Former smokers were most likely to have prevalent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

Inflammation is known to be an important step in the process of atherosclerotic plaque formation.

Blood pressure and lipids should however be treated like in any atherosclerotic condition.

Detect atherosclerotic disease that has narrowed the arteries to the legs.

This normal, healing response to chronic injury may actually result in the growth of atherosclerotic plaque.

This can be useful for detecting and tracking atherosclerotic disease in early stages.

It is found in atherosclerotic plaques of the coronary arteries.

Similarly, prostacyclin production in human atherosclerotic tissue appears to be reduced.

CRP level is an independent risk factor for atherosclerotic disease.

In other cases, cholesterol particles from the atherosclerotic plaque may suddenly break off and enter the brain.

All these factors make smokers more at risk of developing various forms of atherosclerotic disease.

The most common source of these athero-emboli is an atherosclerotic carotid artery.

Over the years, this atherosclerotic plaque builds up enough to clog an artery.

"You have to look at all the lipid risk factors in order to get a complete picture of your atherosclerotic risk."

Shake them up and what emerges is atherosclerotic plaque along the coronary arteries.

The inflammatory response therefore not only indicates atherosclerotic potential, but may accelerate atherosclerosis.

In 2005, roughly 870,000 people in this country died of cardiovascular disease largely caused by atherosclerotic problems.

Calcium deposition is another part of atherosclerotic plaque formation.

Increased thromboxane A 2 production may also contribute to thrombogenesis in atherosclerotic vessels.

American Heart Association guidelines for primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease beginning in childhood.

Dietary habits: Increased intake of saturated fat may accelerate atherosclerotic changes in old age.