What Is Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease?
4. Coronary Artery Disease
Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease can affect different arteries in your body, including the coronary artery. This is the artery that supplies the heart’s muscle with blood, and atherosclerosis here can affect the heart’s ability to pump, and result in a heart attack. The disease can also affect the carotid artery.
The carotid artery ensures the brain gets plenty of fresh blood and, if something was to go wrong here, the patient may suffer from a stroke. Another variety of the disease is peripheral artery disease. This happens when the arteries feeding the arms and legs become narrower. This can result in dangerous conditions like gangrene.
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