An atheroma, or atheromatous plaque, is an abnormal accumulation of material in the inner layer of an arterial wall. The material consists of mostly macrophage...

muscular layer, specifically in the muscle cells adjacent to atheromas and on the surface of atheroma plaques and tissue. In time, as cells die, this leads to...

Cardiac arrest (also known as sudden cardiac arrest [SCA]) is when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating. When the heart stops beating, blood...

fibrous cap of an atheroma is composed of bundles of muscle cells, macrophages, foam cells, lymphocytes, collagen and elastin. An atheroma with a cap is termed...

have the capability to demonstrate a portion of the neck and display atheromas (calcifications in the carotid artery) which are an indication of both...

deals with most commonly occur as a result of advanced atherosclerosis – atheroma activity within the wall of the coronary arteries. Less frequently, valvular...

stenosis). Occasionally, atheroma in the parent artery blocks the orifice of the penetrating artery (luminal atheroma), or atheroma involves the origin of...

contribute to a high mechanical stress zone on the fibrous cap of the atheroma, making it prone to rupture. Increased hemodynamic stress, e.g. increased...

concentrations of functional HDL, which can remove cholesterol from cells and atheromas, offer protection and are commonly referred to as "good cholesterol"....

additional strokes.[citation needed] Coronary endarterectomy involves removing atheroma from the wall of blocked blood vessels (coronary) supplying the heart muscle...

obstructed by an atheroma, the second artery is still able to supply oxygenated blood to the myocardium. However, this can only occur if the atheroma progresses...

reduces the flow of blood through arteries, because atheroma lines arteries and narrows them. Atheroma tends to increase with age, and its progression can...

triglyceride fats and cholesterol and, like LDL, can also promote the growth of atheroma.[citation needed] VLDL is a large, triglyceride-rich lipoprotein secreted...

growth (atheroma) that develops within the walls of arteries. The higher the pressure, the more stress that is present and the more atheroma tend to progress...

Plaquette, a small plaque in bronze or other materials Amyloid plaque Atheroma or atheromatous plaque, a buildup of deposits within the wall of an artery...

Buerger's disease Arteriosclerosis Atherosclerosis Foam cell Fatty streak Atheroma Cholesterol LDL Oxycholesterol Trans fat Monckeberg's arteriosclerosis...

softening. Each case was similar to the previous article. There was some atheroma in the internal brain arteries that led to the cerebral softening of the...

Buerger's disease Arteriosclerosis Atherosclerosis Foam cell Fatty streak Atheroma Cholesterol LDL Oxycholesterol Trans fat Monckeberg's arteriosclerosis...

the aorta Hepatocellular carcinoma Alcoholic hepatitis Atherosclerosis (atheroma or plaque) (cholesterol deposition in artery wall) Median arcuate ligament...

and aggregation; Common causes include: trauma, smoking, hypertension, atheroma. Hemodynamic changes (stasis, turbulence): Blood stasis promotes greater...

other conditions. In those who have ACS, atheroma rupture is most commonly found 60% when compared to atheroma erosion (30%), thus causes the formation...

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Buerger's disease Arteriosclerosis Atherosclerosis Foam cell Fatty streak Atheroma Cholesterol LDL Oxycholesterol Trans fat Monckeberg's arteriosclerosis...

echocardiography (no mitral stenosis or atrial fibrillation), and complex atheroma in the ascending aorta or proximal arch Among those who have a complete...

the gray matter (cerebral cortex), sometimes in large numbers. Although atheroma of the major cerebral arteries is typical in vascular dementia, smaller...

premiership success. Coleman died in 1973, at the age of 44, of sudden coronary atheroma. In 1981, the VFL named the Coleman Medal in his honour, awarding it to...

Buerger's disease Arteriosclerosis Atherosclerosis Foam cell Fatty streak Atheroma Cholesterol LDL Oxycholesterol Trans fat Monckeberg's arteriosclerosis...

Buerger's disease Arteriosclerosis Atherosclerosis Foam cell Fatty streak Atheroma Cholesterol LDL Oxycholesterol Trans fat Monckeberg's arteriosclerosis...

platelets, and smooth muscle cells. Although fatty streaks can develop into atheromas (atheromatous plaques), not all are destined to become advanced lesions...

when a narrower vessel widens to a larger one. Furthermore, a bulge of atheroma may be the cause of turbulent flow, where audible turbulence may be detected...