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How are an atheroma, atherosclerosis and ischaemic heart disease different?
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Atherosclerosis: Atheroma is the lesion in a blood vessel caused by athrosclerosis. The disease and its atheromas cause ischemic heart disease by decreasing blood flow to the heart.
Answered 4/5/2013
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Definitions : An atheroma is a collection of cholesterol and fatty deposits within the wall of a blood vessel. This causes an inflammatory reaction that your body "attacks" and causes hardening of the wall over time. This hardening is called atherosclerosis. Ischemic heart disease is a general term for the variety of conditions that cause poor flow to the heart and their associated symptoms.
Answered 11/29/2016
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