Atheroma

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atherosclerotic plaque

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• Aortic atheroma is related to outcome but not numbers of emboli during coronary bypass.
• Atheroma is like fatty patches or 'plaques' that develop within the inside lining of arteries.
• Atheroma is like fatty patches or 'plaques' which develop within the inside lining of arteries.
• Atheroma is a fatty substance that deposits within the inside lining of arteries.
• atheroma Dictionary atheroma (th'-r'm) n.
• See our latest events Atherosclerosis, or atheroma, is the disease process of 'hardening' of the arteries.
• What are heart disease and stroke? The term 'heart disease', or 'coronary heart disease', is used for conditions caused by narrowing of one or more of the coronary (heart) arteries by atheroma.
• However, if you have a high blood cholesterol level, you have an increased risk of developing atheroma.

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