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, Atherosclerosis
• Arteriosclerosis – loss of elasticity of the arteries;
thickening and hardening of artery walls
• Atherosclerosis – process where fatty material is
deposited along walls of arteries. This material
thickens, hardens, and can eventually block the artery.
Atherosclerosis is just one type of Arteriosclerosis
• The term atherosclerosis is derived from athero
(meaning porridge) referring to the soft lipid-rich
material in the centre of atheroma, and sclerosis
(scarring) referring to connective tissue in the plaques
, Atherosclerosis by the Numbers
In 2008 17.3 million people died from
cardiovascular diseases, and the prognosis
shows that by 2030, 23.6 million people will die
from these diseases every year
For the past two decades, CVD mortality have
been declining in high–income countries;
however, in low and middle–income countries,
the rates are inclining alarmingly
World-wide, ischemic heart disease is also the
main cause of death and healthy years of life-lost
, Atherosclerosis
• Arteriosclerosis – loss of elasticity of the arteries;
thickening and hardening of artery walls
• Atherosclerosis – process where fatty material is
deposited along walls of arteries. This material
thickens, hardens, and can eventually block the artery.
Atherosclerosis is just one type of Arteriosclerosis
• The term atherosclerosis is derived from athero
(meaning porridge) referring to the soft lipid-rich
material in the centre of atheroma, and sclerosis
(scarring) referring to connective tissue in the plaques
, Atherosclerosis by the Numbers
In 2008 17.3 million people died from
cardiovascular diseases, and the prognosis
shows that by 2030, 23.6 million people will die
from these diseases every year
For the past two decades, CVD mortality have
been declining in high–income countries;
however, in low and middle–income countries,
the rates are inclining alarmingly
World-wide, ischemic heart disease is also the
main cause of death and healthy years of life-lost
