ladybug

Atherosclerosis
- 1. high LDL (heredity, diet, exercise)
- 2. cigarette smoking (smoke oxidizes LDL)
- 3. high BP (intima damage)
- 4. lack of exercise (change in lipoprotein receptor count)
- 5. heredity (familial hypercholesterolemia)
- 6. low HDL levels (HDL keeps LDL from binding to plaques)
Arteriosclerosis (deadly quartet)
- HTN
- hyperlipidemia (cholesterol and LDL)
- cigarette smoking
- diabetes mellitus
Atheroslecoris
- 1. vascular smooth muscle has LDL receptors
- 2. gets into intima through holes in the elastic membrane

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ladybug

Description

blood vessels

Updated

2012-05-13T02:07:38Z

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