Atherosclerosis

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The paper devotes a comprehensive discussion to the pathogenesis of disease on a cellular level, which maps out the rationale for dietary and pharmacological management of the disease. In this paper, emphasis is placed on risk assessment, setting of treatment goals based on this assessment, nutritional medical therapy and follow-ups.

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"Atherosclerosis is derived from two Greek words athere (gruel) and sclerosis (adhere). It is the thickening of the inner arterial wall, or intima as a result of lipid accumulation. Coronary heart disease is a direct result of the atherosclerosis of segments of the coronary arteries and can affect any arterial supply in the body, particularly the carotid bifurcation, internal carotid artery and its branches, the proximal renal arteries. Historical information before rudimentary understanding of human physiology is scant. One record pertaining to the cause of Herod's death in BC 4 has been a debatable historical issue."

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