BIOLOGY AS LEVEL_ATHEROSCLEROSIS

• ENDOTHELIUM IS DAMAGED
• INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE, WHITE BLOOD CELLS ACCUMULATE ON ARTERY WALL
• ATHEROMA  (FATTY STREAKS) ARE FORMED
• CALCIUM AND FIBROUS TISSUE BUILDS UP AND FORMS A PLAQUE
• MAKES THE ARTERY WALL INFLEXIBLE AND UNABLE TO PERFORM ELASTIC RECOIL
• ARTERIES NARROW FURTHER, CREATING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
• MORE CHANCE OF MORE PLAQUES FORMING IN THE FUTURE

MORE PLAQUES MAY FORM

LEAD TO CORONARY HEART DISEASE (CHD) AND STROKES

BLOCKS THE ARTERY WITH FATTY DEPOSITS