Two conditions within this category are atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis, which are often confused. Both conditions involve changes in the arterial walls. However, arteriosclerosis is the ...

Arteriosclerosis is a condition that occurs when arteries narrow and harden, weakening them to the point that they can no longer effectively serve their core function: circulating blood throughout ...

The journal Arteriosclerosis, was started in 1981 by Edwin L. Bierman, Arno Motulsky, Russell Ross, Lawrence A. Harker, Paul Bornstein, James G. White and Goran Bondjers. It was published bi-monthly ...

The American Heart Association's Committee on Grading Lesions of the Council on Arteriosclerosis has devised a method of grading the severity of atherosclerosis in human coronary arteries and aortas.

In 11 patients, ectasia of one artery was associated with severe stenosis or occlusion of other vessels, typical of arteriosclerosis. Histology from an ectatic segment in one of this group showed ...