can you define plaque arterioscleosis?
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It's spelled arteriosclerosis if you are looking it up. It's a deposite of cholesterol and fats on the inner surface of arteries. If you can imagine how gunk might build up over time on the inner wall of a pipe, you have a good mental picture.\n\nArteriosclerosis can lead to problems in many ways, some of which are that the artery becomes less flexible and cannot respond as well to blood pressure changes. Pieces of plaque can break off and cause blockages 'downstream' when the size of blood vessels gets smaller. The plaque can irritate and cause inflammation of the artery wall which can lead to scaring and rarely, leaks. Over time, the plaque can build up so much that it starts to restrict the blood flowing through that artery and depending where the problem occurs, can lead to such things as stroke or heart attack.
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Yes cardio = heart\n\nBut don't forget the vascular part of it also.  We typically lump heart and blood vessels together because the function of this system is to deliver blood to the different parts of your body. \nYes end organ damage is the brain but why do we say its a cardiovascular disease.  Well its because the cause of the stroke is typically from a heart or blood vessel problem.  The underlying problem before the stroke is not the brain but rather either your heart or blood vessel.  In other words, your cardiovascular system was diseased and caused the stroke.  Major causes of strokes are atrial fibrillation, carotid artery stenosis, hypertension, rarer causes intrancranial aneurysm or patent foramen ovale and these are all diseases of the cardiovascular system and not of the neurological system.  \n\nIn reality, neurologist and usually not cardiologist treat strokes.  But if the stroked patient has atrial fibrillation, a cardiologist could be used.  If the the stroke was caused by carotid stenosis, a vascular surgeon is used.
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It means that there are hard deposits of calcium (calcification) inside (within) the arteries (the arterial vasculature [vessels]). Sclera are plaques, so sclerotic probably means plaque-like formations. Is that what you wanted to know? otherwise, please re-phrase your question.
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Hmmm, good question.  I guess I automatically assumed capillaries, but they might not be small enough to be considered capillaries.  On second thought, I'd go with arterioles because these vessels have oxygenated blood in them (meaning they came from the heart), are too small to be arteries but not small enough to be capillaries, and are obviously not viens.
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white coat syndrome. Specifically, I have heard this term used to describe patients whose blood pressure is higher when taken by a doctor.
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1)Diseases of heart---Congenital,rheumatic,ischemic,2)Diseases of arteries--hypertensive,atherosclerotic,and inflammatory3)Diseases of veins---varicosities,inflammatory,etc .Egg.1)ventricular septal disease(congenital),mitral stenosis(rheumatic),myocardial infarction(ischemic),2)Systemic and pulmonary hypertension(hypertensive),atherosclerosis &arteriosclerosis(degenerative age related ailments of arteries)Arteritis(inflammatory),3)varicose veins of legs,male genitals,(varicosities),thrombophlebitis phlebothrombosis(inflammatory).
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Actually you'd be surprised as to the various types of disease that are related to the inflammation of the blood vessels and most of them have serious consequences.  I'm trying to determine if that is a sarcastic question or are you really looking for a type of doctor who treats vessel disease.  But an Internal Medicine doctor or vascular surgeon will treat them.
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Akjmar1 - Atherosclerosis will probably prove to be reversible, but at this point, the medical community has not found a way to reliably do so.  Most of the treatments that are currently utilized including dietary modification, exercise, and medications are not directed at reversing plaque but at halting its progression and prevention of future events such as heart attacks.  The fact is that several of the medications that are used for patients with coronary atherosclerosis are proven to decrease the long-term risk of death, heart attacks, heart failure and strokes even though they do not reverse the plaque that is already there.  Only one medication has had a study that suggests the POSSIBILITY that aggressive cholesterol-lowering may reverse plaque to a VERY SMALL DEGREE.  That is a recent study (ASTEROID study) using Crestor, although the same affect could probably be achieved with other drugs in the same class.\n\nCoronary stenting can reduce the amount of stenosis in a particular segment of a coronary artery if it is so tight that it is causing problems.  However, what is actually being done is that the plaque is being squished and the vessel is being stretched to allow normal flow, so the atherosclerosis is not being reversed per se.  Some people have pushed chelation therapy with EDTA as a miraculous cure for atherosclerosis.  I would be ecstatic to find a treatment that can successfully eliminate plaque without any invasive procedures, but unfortunately, chelation with EDTA is not the answer. There has been a lot of unsubstantiated hype about the success of chelation, but absolutely no well-designed clinical trials that have demonstrated any such effect. Currently, the data that has been used to support such a treatment has lacked a control group for comparison and has been unstandardized. Believe me, if there were any shred of evidence that this treatment were actually effective, the insurance companies (which carry a HUGE clout) would never agree to pay for bypass surgery and stents when (supposedly) such a cheap and effective alternative exists! Their primary goal is to make as much money and spend as little of it as possible!\n\nIt is true that medications frequently carry some degree of side effects, but it is important to weigh the risks and benefits.  Would I be willing to take a drug with minimal side effects if you told me it would reduce my risk of having a heart attack by 30% or more?  Absolutely!  Nobody should ever take a medication without good reason because of potential toxicities, but that is not a reason to shun them altogether.  I recommend that you talk to your physician about your questions in more detail.  Hope this information was helpful.
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well depends on exactly what part of your body your talking about? \n\nIntermittent claudication (peripheral artery stenosis) \nAngina (coronary artery stenosis) \nObstructive jaundice (biliary tract stenosis) \nCarotid artery stenosis (strokes and transient ischaemic episodes) \nPyloric stenosis (gastric outflow obstruction) \nRenal artery stenosis \nBowel obstruction \nHydrocephalus \nStenosing tenosynovitis\n\nlet me know and I'll try to help :)
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PAD, perihelia artery disease. See a doctor
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Yes, it possibly could be cured.  To cure the Atherosclerosis requires the removal of the plaque from all of the arteries. Then it is necessary to cure the Hyperinsulinemia that is a precipating cause of Atherosclerosis, because if not cured it can lead to a relapse.   Though to date medicine is not able to do either of these so I guess there is a cure but has never been done.
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calcium deposits are a part of athrosclerosis, the aging process of the blood vessels, this is normal for everyone, healthy diet and exercise as well as a good cholesterol control would slow down this process, thats all we can do to prevent them, good luck
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the word you want is "petichiae" which are small pinpoint looking hemorrhages in the skin. These may occur if the platelet count drops too low
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You definitely can reduce the amount of plaque in the arteries by eating less fat and more vegetables and fruits.  Also exercise, exercise, exercise.  These tips have been pr oven to work.
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Plavix works to stop further aggregation of platelets at the plaque site.  It won't break down existing plaque.  It can preven new plaques from forming.
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Vascular dementia is a condition that looks a bit like Alzheimer's disease that is caused by problems with blood flow in the brain. It is connected with high blood pressure.
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what is pad???? i am in the healcare field i don't know ...\n\nperipheral artery disease???