Atherosclerosis. Cross-section of part of the aorta,the main artery of the body,showing several plaques (yellow-white) of atheroma. Atheroma plaques consist of a mixture of fat deposits,decaying muscle cells,fibrous tissue,clumps of blood platelets and cholesterol. The development of such plaques lead to atherosclerosis (narrowing of the aorta,stenosis); atherosclerosis may cause an aortic aneurysm,the ballooning of the aortic wall,which may require surgery to correct impaired blood flow and to remove the risk of rupture and fatal blood loss | |
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