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Please help! what is the disease where fatty deposits collect on the walls of arteries?
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Atherosclerosis: Atherosclerosis, or "hardening of the arteries" is characterized by the presence of atheromatous plaques on the artey wall. Amongst other things, these deposits contain fat.
Answered 7/13/2014
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