Atherosclerosis--an inflammatory process.

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  • Norma E Davis
چکیده

I recent years, it has become apparent that atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory process affecting largeand medium-sized arteries throughout the cardiovascular system. The rate of progression is variable with the lesions occurring primarily at sites of low shear stress or increased turbulence, ie, at sites of bifurcation or curvature of the vessels. The early stages of the process mimic chronic inflammation occurring in other diseases, such as the following:

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of insurance medicine

دوره 37 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005