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Everybody has some risk of developing atheroma which then may cause one or more cardiovascular diseases. However, certain 'risk factors' increase the risk. Risk factors include:
- Lifestyle risk factors that can be prevented or changed:
- Smoking
- Lack of physical activity (a sedentary lifestyle)
- Obesity.
- An unhealthy diet.
- Excess alcohol.
- Treatable or partly treatable risk factors:
- Hypertension (high blood pressure).
- High cholesterol blood level.
- High trigliceride (fat) blood level.
- Diabetes.
- Kidney diseases that affect kidney function.
- Fixed risk factors - ones that you cannot alter:
- A strong family history. This means if you have a father or brother who developed Heart disease or a stroke before they were 55, or in a mother or sister before they were 65.
- Being male.
- An early menopause in women.
- Age. The older you become, the more likely you are to develop atheroma.
- Ethnic group. For example, people who live in the UK with ancestry from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, or Sri Lanka have an increased risk.
However, if you have a fixed risk factor, you may want to make extra effort to tackle any lifestyle risk factors that can be changed.
Note: Some risk factors are more 'risky' than others. For example, smoking and a high cholesterol level cause a greater risk to health than obesity. Also, risk factors interact. So, if you have two or more risk factors, your health risk is much more increased than if you just have one. For example, a middle aged male smoker who has high blood pressure and a high cholesterol level has a high risk of developing a cardiovascular disease such as a heart attack before the age of 60.
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What is the difference between atheroma and plaque?
Atheroma refers to the accumulation of fatty deposits within the arterial wall, while plaque refers to the buildup of these deposits along with other substances like cholesterol, calcium, and cellular waste on the inner lining of arteries. Plaque formation can lead to atheroma progression and possible complications such as narrowing of the arteries, reduced blood flow, and increased risk of cardiovascular diseases.
Is an atheroma a fatty deposit within a joint?
No, an atheroma is an abnormal fatty deposit in an artery.
How atheroma formation develops?
An atheroma is an accumulation of material that has degenerated in the artery walls. When the material swells, it narrows and restricts blood flow.
What is an atheroma?
Atheroma is the deposition of hard yellow plaque in the inner most layers of the arteries which maybe due to high level of fatty and fibres deposition in the blood
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