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Atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis[ a] is a pattern of the disease arteriosclerosis, [ 8] characterized by development of abnormalities called lesions in walls of arteries. This is a chronic inflammatory disease involving many different cell types, and driven by elevated levels of cholesterol in the blood. [ 9]
Atheroma. Atherosclerotic plaque from a carotid endarterectomy specimen. This shows the division of the common into the internal and external carotid arteries. An atheroma, or atheromatous plaque, is an abnormal accumulation of material in the inner layer of an arterial wall. [ 1][ 2] The material consists of mostly macrophage cells, [ 3][ 4 ...
The aorta (/ eɪ ˈ ɔːr t ə / ay-OR-tə; pl.: aortas or aortae) is the main and largest artery in the human body, originating from the left ventricle of the heart, branching upwards immediately after, and extending down to the abdomen, where it splits at the aortic bifurcation into two smaller arteries (the common iliac arteries).
Acute aortic syndrome ( AAS) describes a range of severe, painful, potentially life-threatening abnormalities of the aorta. [ 1] These include aortic dissection, intramural thrombus, and penetrating atherosclerotic aortic ulcer. [ 2] AAS can be caused by a lesion on the wall of the aorta that involves the tunica media, often in the descending ...
Cardiology. Arteriolosclerosis is a form of cardiovascular disease involving hardening and loss of elasticity of arterioles or small arteries and is most often associated with hypertension and diabetes mellitus. [ 1] Types include hyaline arteriolosclerosis and hyperplastic arteriolosclerosis, [ 2] both involved with vessel wall thickening and ...
Aortic unfolding is an abnormality visible on a chest X-ray, that shows widening of the mediastinum which may mimic the appearance of a thoracic aortic aneurysm. [ 1 ] With aging, the ascending portion of the thoracic aorta increases in length by approximately 12% per decade, whereas the diameter increases by just 3% per decade.
An example is the Tagalog word libre, which is derived from the Spanish translation of the English word free, although used in Tagalog with the meaning of "without cost or payment" or "free of charge", a usage which would be deemed incorrect in Spanish as the term gratis would be more fitting; Tagalog word libre can also mean free in aspect of ...
The Workout. Time: 20 minutes. Warmup: 5 moves (30 seconds each) Round 1: 4 moves (45 seconds each, 10 seconds rest), repeat for two total rounds. Round 2: 4 moves (45 seconds each, 10 seconds ...