... of the artery becomes thicker, as the central, or lumen, becomes narrower. The artery walls also lose their elasticity. Often, cerebral arteriosclerosis is responsible for the senility in elderly people. If the leg vessels are infected, there will probably be a loss of movement and it may lead to gangrene (disease that deteriorates whatever it has affected and that part eventually needs ... the vessel. Arteriosclerosis often affects men over the age of 50 and people who have a family history of coronary artery disease. This also may affect people who smoke, have hypertension (high blood...

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... not easy to tell if an individual has coronary heart disease, since the disease rarely causes symptoms in its early stages. It is most important for individuals to seek a professional opinion regularly and allow a physician to evaluate their diet as well as lifestyle habits. A physician can detect early warning signs of coronary heart disease, such as, high blood pressure or high cholesterol levels. AS ... the genes for LDL receptor and insulin receptor (National Academy Science. 1992. Vo.89. P.708). The LDL pattern B trait is associated with a tendency toward elevated levels of triglyc...

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... the Circulatory System include any injury that damages: the blood vessels, or the blood, or the heart. If an injury takes place then it will affect the whole system and you might even die. The most important circulatory diseases are atherosclerosis, hypertension, and arteriosclerosis. Hypertension is when the blood pressure is elevated and develops when the blood vessels get smaller. This causes the heart to pump ... high cholesterol in the blood. Blood flow is even reduced more by the formation of blood clots. All of this reduction in blood flow may cause damage to organs. When brain art...

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