What is mild carotid occlusive disease. i am 32 and this is what my carotid duplex showed.

Cholesterol: Streaking without significant build up.

Occlusive: Narrowed: Conventional methods recognize arterial disease only rather late after advanced enough to detect in various ways, e.g. Narrowing. Atherosclerosis, in the artery walls, starts in childhood, asymptomatic for decades because artery wall thickens & enlarges. Narrowing late most events & narrowing due to plaque rupture & clots. Primary driver lipoproteins (not cholesterol), blood sugar & BP + others.

Definitions: I highly doubt you have mild carotid occlusive disease given you are only 31, unless you have an inherited cholesterol disorder or have lived a really hard life thus far. Having said that the interpreting physician of your ultrasound is probably over-estimating the findings as.

Atherosclerosis: The ultrasound tech and reader have noted thickening and abnormality. This gives you the opportunity to make some choices befor it worsens. Stop smoking control lipids and cholesterol.Cardiovascular exercize, weight optimization, check bp, and check for other early atherosclerosis. The testing is very accurate in general.