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Healthy arteries are flexible and elastic. But over time, the walls in the arteries can harden, a condition commonly called hardening of the arteries.
Cholesterol deposits (plaques) in the heart arteries and inflammation are usually the cause of coronary artery disease.
Peripheral artery disease (also called peripheral arterial disease) is a common condition in which narrowed arteries reduce blood flow to the arms or legs.
Learn about the symptoms, causes and treatments for hardening of the arteries.
Carotid artery disease occurs when fatty deposits, called plaques, clog the blood vessels that deliver blood to the brain and head (carotid arteries).
Over time the buildup becomes thicker and less flexible and is sometimes referred to as hardening of the arteries. The channel through which blood flows ...
... hardening of the arteries. Atherosclerosis happens when plaques build up in your arteries. When plaques start to accumulate, the smaller arteries in the ...
Hardening and thickening of the arteries due to high blood pressure or other factors can lead to a heart attack, stroke or other complications. Aneurysm ...
Atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, is a buildup of plaque inside the artery walls. When plaque ruptures it may create a blood clot large enough to ...
Coronary artery spasm. This is a severe squeezing of a blood vessel that's not blocked. The artery generally has cholesterol plaques or there is early hardening ...
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