Sentences with atheroma
ath·er·o·ma
A a - If the ultrasound shows stenosis or atheroma, the patient should understand the risks and benefits of the procedure.
- The aorta showed severe complicated atheroma throughout its length.
- This is often induced by physical exertion, and the commonest aetiology is atheromatous coronary artery disease.
- Ultrasound devices provide reliable measurements of lumen size, distensibility, wall thickness, and the presence of atheroma in large arteries.
- Much effort must be given to reducing the risk factors that predispose to major atheromatous arterial disease.
- Inflammatory processes are believed to play a role in the conversion of coronary vessel-wall lipids into dangerous atheromatous plaques.
- Cholesterol embolisation occurs in patients with generalised atheroma, arising as a consequence of arteriosclerosis.
- The early lesions of calcific degenerative disease resemble atheroma of the coronary artery.
- Acute coronary events occur as a result of rupture of an unstable atheromatous plaque.
- Additionally, care must be taken when dissecting the carotid vessels to avoid disturbing the atheromatous lesions causing fragmentation and subsequent embolization and stroke.
- For subjects who were 45-69 yr of age, Crawford and Crawford reported no difference in the prevalence of extensive atheroma or significant stenosis between residents of hard-water and soft-water areas.