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Artherosclerosis

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Artherosclerosis
The cause of coronary artery disease, in which the walls of the coronary arteries thicken due to the accumulation of plaque in the blood vessels.
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She reports that between the first and last decades of the 20th century; respiratory problems dropped by 70%; heart-valve disease, by 90%; artherosclerosis (blockage of the arteries), by 60%; and joint and back problems, by 30%.
In the absence of these receptors, LDL cholesterol builds up in the bloodstream, leading to artherosclerosis and an increased risk of heart attack or stroke.
 
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