Hey guys,, I hope you will be fine.... Today we are going to discuss about atherosclerosis.... 1. Atherosclerosis
2. Causes 3. Effects
Disease.
It is a disease of arterial wall (intima) which loses its elasticity. Gradually its inner layer thickens causing narrowing the artery and consequently impairing the blood flow....
The narrowing is due to the formation of fatty lesions called atheromatous plaque (raised patches) in the inner lining of the arteries.
These plaques consist of low density lipoproteins or LDL (cholesterol and protein), decaying muscles cell, fibrous tissue, clumps of blood platelets and some times calcium.
The arteries become extremely hard and the disease is called ARTERIOSCLEROSIS or simply hardening of the arteries.
Causes....
The possible causes of the atherosclerosis are....,,,, 1. smoking,,,,
2. Hypertension,,,,
3. Male gender,,,,,
5.Obesity,,,,,,
6. Physical inactivity,
A high serum cholesterol level, severe diabetes, family history of arterial disease and possibility anxious and aggressive personality...
5.Obesity,,,,,,
The risk of atherosclerosis increase with age.. 
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