Atherosclerosis - the multifactors disease

Kinga Berek; Rafał Bobiński

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Atherosclerosis - the multifactors disease

Kinga Berek

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Rafał Bobiński

Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu Akademii Techniczno-Humanistycznej w Bielsku-Białej

Online publish date: 2009/07/07

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Atherosclerosis is a complex, dynamic pathological process, whose basis is the chronic inflammatory state which involves intimal layer
arteries. Classic risk factors like: age, gender, elevated cholesterol concentration, arterial hypertension, cigarette smoking, abuse of alcohol,
diabetes, low physical activity, obesity, stress, infectious-inflammatory factors and hyperhomocysteinemia play an important role in the
development of atherosclerotic changes. The clinical symptoms of atherosclerosis usually appear later in life. Sometimes the changes of
vessels may have their origin in an early childhood, therefore early detection of the main risk factors is important to prevent their progression.

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Atherosclerosis - the multifactors disease

Kinga Berek 1 , Rafał Bobiński

atherosclerosis; endothelium; inflammation; risk factors; prophylactics

Kinga Berek

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Rafał Bobiński