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- Arteriosclerosis/Atherosclerosis
- SYMPTOMS. The chest pains of angina pectoris or coronary thrombosis may
- occur. Also see ANGINA PECTORIS and CORONARY THROMBOSIS. Because arteries of
- the leg may have been affected there may be pain in them while walking and
- even at rest.
- CAUSES. ARTERIOSCLEROSIS (also called hardening of the arteries) is an
- overall term that includes atherosclerosis. In ATHEROSCLEROSIS the passage
- way for blood has been narrowed by deposits that form on the inner lining of
- the arteries. This is the most prevalent disease of the arteries.
- TREATMENT. Certain factors may need to be corrected. Those include cigarette
- smoking, lack of exercise, excess weight, high levels of cholesterol, high
- blood pressure, poor thyroid functioning and diabetes.
- .It may be helpful to consult a nutritionist.