Atherosderosis. This is a disease where plaque builds up on the insides of the arteries. Multiple sclerosis. MS is a disease that affects the neurones in your brain and spinal cord causing problems in the vision muscle control and balance.

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Paige Harrison

 Atherosderosis.

 This is a disease where plaque builds up on the insides of the arteries. This plaque is made up of certain fats, cholesterol, calcium and other substances found in the blood. The arteries are blood vessels that carry oxygen rich blood to the heart and many other parts of the body. Over time the plaque hardens and disrupts the flow of blood.

Atherosderosis can cause other types of artery disease.

  • Coronary artery disease: also called heart disease. This is where plaque builds up in the coronary arteries and blocks the blood flow to the heart. This can cause chest pain and heart attack.
  • Carotid artery disease: plaque builds up in the carotid arteries which supply blood to the brain. When blood flow is disrupted it can cause stroke.
  • Peripheral arterial disease: plaque builds up in major arteries to legs arms and pelvis. This can lead to numbness, pain and harmful infections.

 People with this serious disease may not know they have any signs or signals and are not diagnosed until after stroke or heart attack.

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What causes it?

The exact causes of atherosderosis aren’t known exactly but studies show that this can be a slow and complex disease that can start from childhood. But can develop faster as you age and also if you smoke, have high cholesterol, have high amounts of certain fats in the blood, high blood pressure and insulin resistance (diabetes) causing high amount of sugar in the blood. All of these factors can damage the inner layers of the artery, when this happens your body starts a healing process, where fatty tissues excrete compounds that promote healing. In the layers ...

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