Atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis is a disorder of the cardio-vascular system defined by depositions of adipose elements, calcium, cholesterol and other blood elements or dead cells on the internal arterial walls, which cause severe complications jeopardizing the patient’s life: myocardial infarction, cerebral vascular accident, aneurysm, arteriosclerosis obliterans etc. Atherosclerosis has a slow and stealthy development, over many years…