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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Arteriosclerosis
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Arteriosclerosis
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Arteriosclerose
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Synonyms English:
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Arterioscleroses
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Tree Number:
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C14.907.137.126
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Definition English:
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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. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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general; prefer specifics; do not confuse with ARTERIOLOSCLEROSIS
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See Related English:
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Atherectomy
Diet, Atherogenic
Embolism, Cholesterol
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History Note English:
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1964
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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1166
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Unique Identifier:
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D001161
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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