ATHEROSCLEROSIS
Cardiovascular disease is a condition with leads to heart attack, chest pain or stroke when the blood vessels are narrowed or blocked. When the heart’s muscle, valves or rhythm are affected then the condition is also considered as heart disease. Heart diseases are related to a process called atherosclerosis.
Atherosclerosis is a condition in which atheromatous plaque builds up on the inner surface of the arterial walls and size of the artery increases. In general the term atherosclerosis refers to thickened and stiffened blood vessels. It damages the vascular endothelium of the blood vessels. When vascular endothelium damages low density lipoprotein accumulates at the site of the injury. In the intima of the vessel wall the …show more content…
• Controlling blood pressure with antihypertensive drugs if hypertension develops.
• Controlling blood glucose with insulin treatment or with other drugs if diabetes develops.
• Avoid cigarette smoking.
If low density lipoproteins decreases 1 mg/dl in the plasma, the chance of developing atherosclerotic heart disease decreases 2 percent. Therefore, proper measures should be taken to reduce the chance of developing atherosclerosis.
Reference
Web-link:
• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/atherosclerosis
• http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Caregiver/Resources/WhatisCardiovascularDisease/What-is-Cardiovascular-Disease_UCM_301852_Article.jsp#.VyXLSjB97IV
• http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/what-is-atherosclerosis
Article:
• A.K.M. Monwarul Islam, a. A. (2013, July). Coronary artery disease in Bangladesh: A review. Indian Heart Journal, 65(4), 424–435.
• Barquera S, P.-T. A.-B.-D. (2015). Global Overview of the Epidemiology of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. Arch Med Res., 328-38.
Book:
• Arthur C. Guyton, & John E. Hall. (2006). Atherosclerosis. , Textbook of Medical Physiology (pp. 848-851). Philadelphia : Elsevier
Cardiovascular disease is a condition with leads to heart attack, chest pain or stroke when the blood vessels are narrowed or blocked. When the heart’s muscle, valves or rhythm are affected then the condition is also considered as heart disease. Heart diseases are related to a process called atherosclerosis.
Atherosclerosis is a condition in which atheromatous plaque builds up on the inner surface of the arterial walls and size of the artery increases. In general the term atherosclerosis refers to thickened and stiffened blood vessels. It damages the vascular endothelium of the blood vessels. When vascular endothelium damages low density lipoprotein accumulates at the site of the injury. In the intima of the vessel wall the …show more content…
• Controlling blood pressure with antihypertensive drugs if hypertension develops.
• Controlling blood glucose with insulin treatment or with other drugs if diabetes develops.
• Avoid cigarette smoking.
If low density lipoproteins decreases 1 mg/dl in the plasma, the chance of developing atherosclerotic heart disease decreases 2 percent. Therefore, proper measures should be taken to reduce the chance of developing atherosclerosis.
Reference
Web-link:
• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/atherosclerosis
• http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Caregiver/Resources/WhatisCardiovascularDisease/What-is-Cardiovascular-Disease_UCM_301852_Article.jsp#.VyXLSjB97IV
• http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/what-is-atherosclerosis
Article:
• A.K.M. Monwarul Islam, a. A. (2013, July). Coronary artery disease in Bangladesh: A review. Indian Heart Journal, 65(4), 424–435.
• Barquera S, P.-T. A.-B.-D. (2015). Global Overview of the Epidemiology of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. Arch Med Res., 328-38.
Book:
• Arthur C. Guyton, & John E. Hall. (2006). Atherosclerosis. , Textbook of Medical Physiology (pp. 848-851). Philadelphia : Elsevier