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Arteries Risk Narrowing Hardening Called Conditions Involved Atherosclerosis

Front Narrowing and Hardening of arteries
is called
conditions involved
risk
Back Atherosclerosis

Atheroma: deposition of hard yellow plaque of lipoid material in arteries (high cholesterol).

Arteriosclerosis: thickening of middle layer of arteries, a degenerative change due to old age.

increases the risk of thrombus formation, heart attack.

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