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Developmental process of atherosclerosis

Developmental process of atherosclerosis
Arterial atherosclerosis may develop when deposits of cholesterol accumulate at a tear in the inner lining of an artery. As the deposits harden and occlude the arterial lumen, blood flow to distant tissues decreases, and a clot may form, completely blocking the artery.




Review Date: 2/19/2008
Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital.
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