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What is The condition in which arteries harden?
atherosclerosis
What is a group of disorders in which arteries harden and become more riged?
It is called arteriosclerosis, or atherosclerosis.
What are facts about what alcohol does to your blood vessels?
Alcohol reduces the risk that your arteries will harden and that they will become clogged with plaque.
What is peripheral artery disease?
Peripheral artery disease is when plaque obstructs the arteries. Arteries carry oxygen rich blood throughout the body. When plaque builds up it can harden and restrict the blood flow.
Why do people with diabetes have poor circulation?
Because the arterial walls begin to harden and plaque formation increases within the walls of the arteries.
What is the active ingredient in toothpaste?
Usually a small amount of Sodium Fluoride. Which is why toothpaste shouldn't be swallowed. Sodium Fluoride is actually an industrial by-product, and a hardener. While it does harden your teeth, ingesting it can also, over time, harden your arteries.
What is atherosclerotic calcifications of the intracranial internal carotid arteries?
When looking at a phrase like this, it is easiest to break it down into individual words, until you become fluent in reading medical terminology. Atherosclerotic refers to the build up of atheroma, (cholesterol or fat) in the arteries, that leads to the passageway through the artery becoming narrow. Calcification is the build up of calcium, causing the artery to harden. Intracranial means within the cranium (Skull). Internal Carotid Arteries are major arteries that supply the brain. So this phrase means, there are fat and calcium salt deposits within some major arteries to the brain, that have caused the arteries to become more narrow and harden.
What will happen to your blood vessels if you eat too much fatty food?
The fats will bond with the vessel walls, causing them to harden and eventually block.
What is atheroscleosis?
Atherosclerosis is disease of the arteries when you get thickening and hardening of the vessels causing obstruction to the flow of blood. If it is in the arteries of the brain you can get stroke, dementia and death
What is ismatic heart disease?
Assuming that you mean ischemic heart disease, it is the same as coronary artery disease, where the arteries harden. It can be caused by a build up of cholesterol and prolonged exposure to certain herbicides.
What is the present tense of harden?
"Harden" is the present tense. Ex. I harden the the cement by allowing it to dry. The past tense is hardened. The future tense is will harden.
Why is saturated fat worse than unsaturated fat?
They harden/clog the arteries and contribute to heart disease.
