{"id":123643,"date":"2026-09-09T13:24:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T07:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=123643"},"modified":"2026-09-09T16:23:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T10:53:50","slug":"atherosclerosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/atherosclerosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Atherosclerosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Atherosclerosis Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A new study in mice and patients shows that atherosclerosis meets the criteria for an autoimmune disease. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Atherosclerosis<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a condition in which <\/span><b>plaque builds up inside your arteries.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Arteries <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are <\/span><b>blood vessels<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that <\/span><b>carry oxygen-rich blood to organs and tissues <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">throughout your body.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Plaque <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a <\/span><b>sticky substance made up of cholesterol, fat, blood cells,<\/b> <b>calcium<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and other substances found in the blood.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Over time, plaque hardens <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>causes your arteries to narrow. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That <\/span><b>limits the flow of oxygen-rich blood <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to your body.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some people may confuse <\/span><b>atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but they are <\/span><b>not the same thing:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Arteriosclerosis <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is <\/span><b>hardening of the arteries,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which means that the <\/span><b>arteries thicken <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and become <\/span><b>less flexible<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It can have several different causes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Atherosclerosis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which develops from<\/span><b> plaque buildup,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a <\/span><b>common type of arteriosclerosis.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>What causes atherosclerosis?<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plaque often starts to build up during childhood and gets worse with age.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>exact cause is unknown<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but researchers believe that this <\/span><b>buildup happens when there is damage to the arteries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This damage may be <\/span><b>caused by unhealthy lifestyle habits, medical conditions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and your <\/span><b>genes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Recent studies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also point that atherosclerosis meets the criteria for an <\/span><b>autoimmune disease.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atherosclerosis can <\/span><b>affect most of the arteries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the body. It has<\/span><b> different names<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, based on which arteries are affected:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/coronary-artery-disease-cad\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Coronary artery disease (CAD)<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is plaque buildup in the <\/span><b>arteries of your heart.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Peripheral artery disease (PAD)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is plaque buildup in the <\/span><b>arteries <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that<\/span><b> carry blood away from the heart<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to other parts of the body. It most <\/span><b>often affects <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>arteries of your legs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but it can also affect the arteries of your arms or pelvis.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Carotid artery disease<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is plaque buildup in the <\/span><b>neck arteries. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It reduces blood flow to the brain.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Renal artery stenosis <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is plaque buildup in the<\/span><b> arteries that supply<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> blood to your <\/span><b>kidneys<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Vertebral artery disease <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is plaque buildup in the arteries that supply blood to the <\/span><b>back of your brain.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Mesenteric artery ischemia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is plaque buildup in the <\/span><b>arteries that supply <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">your <\/span><b>intestines <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with blood.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Symptoms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atherosclerosis symptoms often <\/span><b>don\u2019t start until an artery is very narrow<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or blocked.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Many people don\u2019t know <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">they have plaque buildup <\/span><b>until <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">they have a <\/span><b>medical emergency<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like a heart attack or stroke.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Symptoms <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">usually <\/span><b>depend on the arteries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that are affected, and the most common include:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">chest pain (or angina)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">feeling confused, as a result of limited blood flow to your brain<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">difficulty breathing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">feeling very tired (fatigued)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pain in any of your limbs, where there may be a blocked artery<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">weak muscles.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atherosclerosis can cause other health problems, or <\/span><b>complications<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example,<\/span><b> if a plaque bursts, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a<\/span><b> blood clot may form.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> clot could block the artery completely<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or travel to another part of the body.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blockages in different parts of the body can lead to complications such as a<\/span><b> heart attack, stroke, vascular dementia, or limb loss.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Treatment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Treating atherosclerosis may include having a <\/span><b>heart-healthy lifestyle a<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nd <\/span><b>taking medicines.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news-medical.net\/news\/20260907\/Atherosclerosis-qualifies-as-an-autoimmune-disease.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>NM<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atherosclerosis is a condition in which plaque builds up inside your arteries. 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