Factors involved in the development of symptom-producing atherosclerotic plaques.
1995
W C Roberts
Baylor Cardiovascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75246.
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D005355
Fibrosis
Any pathological condition where fibrous connective tissue invades any organ, usually as a consequence of inflammation or other injury.
Cirrhosis,Fibroses
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001158
Arteries
The vessels carrying blood away from the heart.
Artery
D001161
Arteriosclerosis
Thickening and loss of elasticity of the walls of ARTERIES of all sizes. There are many forms classified by the types of lesions and arteries involved, such as ATHEROSCLEROSIS with fatty lesions in the ARTERIAL INTIMA of medium and large muscular arteries.
Arterioscleroses
D013927
Thrombosis
Formation and development of a thrombus or blood clot in BLOOD VESSELS.