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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

cap contains macrophages and smooth muscle cells. The fibrous cap of an atheroma is composed of bundles of muscle cells, macrophages, foam cells, lymphocytes...

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

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

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

brain. Dense scars may undergo hyaline degeneration and calcification. Atheroma in aorta and coronaries frequently undergo calcification. Cysts can show...

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...

is a disease marked by the hardening of arteries. This is caused by an atheroma or plaque in the artery wall and is a build-up of cell debris, that contain...

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

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...

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

steatotic liver disease, atherosclerosis, alcoholism, metabolic syndrome Differential diagnosis Hyperlipidemia, atheroma, hypercholesterolemia, hypercalcemia...

of pro-inflammatory molecules. This may cause the following : Extensive atheroma formation at a young age which affects many arteries but not the coronary...

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

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

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

particles remove fats and cholesterol from cells, including within artery wall atheroma, and transport it back to the liver for excretion or re-utilization; thus...

Cardiomegaly with Coronary Artery Histopathology and its Relationship to Atheroma". Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis. 18 (1): 32–41. doi:10.5551/jat...