Atherosclerosis

Non-modifiable
Modifiable risk Arteries
risk factor:
factor:
“Etiological cause”  Advanced
 Diabetes age
 Dyslipidemia unknown  Male
 Tobacco
smoking  Family
 Trans fat Damage to the history
 Western endothelium  Genetic
pattern diet abnormalities
 Insulin
resistance
 Hypertension cholesterol enters the wall
of the artery

white blood cells stream in

to digest the LDL
cholesterol

cholesterol and cells
become plaque in the wall of
the artery

Plaque creates a bump on the

artery wall that causes blockage
when it gets bigger

Heart risk & health

problems

Sign & Symptoms

 sudden weakness

 facial or lower limb

numbness

 Confusion

 difficulty understanding
speech

 and problems seeing