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Symptoms- atherosclerosis

In some cases atherosclerosis doesn’t have symptoms until a plaque breaks of the build up,it is severe enough to block blood flow.

Atherosclerosis can have no symptoms,but people may feel pain in the leg while exercising

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Treatment includes medications to help open the blocked arteries. Going into Surgery is another way of treatment. Keep a healthy diet and exercising can help

Self care

Losing weight

Healthy diet

A supervised exercise program,can help the heart

Medication

Statin

Blood thinners

Cholesterol medication

Medical procedure

Coronary stent & angioplasty

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Doctors have a different amount of diagnostic tests and tools they can access to confirm Atherosclerosis in the body.

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A link for a support group with those who have atherosclerosis 

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A link for a support group with those who have atherosclerosis 

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https://www.atherosclerosis-journal.com/article/S0021-9150(18)31324-8/fulltext

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A video of information for atherosclerosis 

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A video of information for atherosclerosis 

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https://youtu.be/N33JsBeziEY

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Atherosclerosis is a leading disease worldwide and it is a major clinical condition which includes ischemic heart disease and peripheral arterial disease. In the United Kingdom the probability of death from such diseases in middle aged men from 35 to 69  has decreased from 22% in 1950 to 6% in 2010. Most poor and average countries have also reported declines from stroke over the last few years.

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Smoking : Smoking can damage and tighten blood vessels and raise cholesterol levels and raise blood pressure.

Lack of physical activity : Lack of physical activity can increase other risk factors for atherosclerosis.

Age: As the body ages the risk for atherosclerosis becomes higher. For men, age 40 is when there becomes a higher risk of atherosclerosis and for women, age 50 is when there becomes a higher risk for atherosclerosis

Alcohol: Heavy drinking can damage the heart muscle and increase other different risk factors for atherosclerosis and men shouldn't have more than two drinks with alcohol in it in one day, and women shouldn't have more than one.

Diabetes, High blood pressure are major risk factors for atherosclerosis

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Don’t smoke

Exercise most days of the week

Eat healthy foods

Lose extra kilograms and keep a healthy weight

Manage stress

Limit alcohol intake

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You can get Atherosclerosis from damage  to the endothelium. It’s caused by high blood pressure, smoking and/or high cholesterol. When bad cholesterol, or LDL(low density lipoproteins), crosses the damaged endothelium, the cholesterol enters the wall of the artery.

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Atherosclerosis is a disease where plaque (fats, cholesterol and other substances) builds up on the walls of your arteries. This can restrict the blood through the arteries. The plaque can burst causing blood clots. Although Atherosclerosis is often know as a heart problem, is can affect any arteries in your body.