"Atherosclerosis usually starts in the teens and 20s, and by the 30s we can see changes in most people," says cardiologist Matthew Sorrentino MD, a professor at The University of Chicago Medicine. In the early stages, your heart-related screening tests, like cholesterol checks, might still com...
When atherosclerosis affects arteries that carry blood to theheartmuscle, it’s calledcoronary artery disease, or CAD. That’s the No. 1 killer of Americans. Most of those deaths are fromheart attackscaused byblood clots. Atherosclerosis can create life-threatening blockages -- without you ever ...
Dr. Crarft remains optimistic. The inter-relationships among the myriad modulators of system and cellular function offer the happy prospect that intervention at one level of the metabolic web may have beneficial effects across many levels. For example, treatment that restores insulin...
Atherosclerosis Treatment Once you have a blockage, it's generally there to stay. But with medication and lifestyle changes, you can slow or stop plaques. They may even shrink slightly with aggressive treatment. Lifestyle changes:You can slow or stop atherosclerosis by taking care of the risk ...