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Hardening of the arteries
Hardening of the arteries occurs when fats (lipids, cholesterol, LDL) deposit in the walls of the blood vessels.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
24 year experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology
How long it usually lasts:
How common it is:
Preteen 6-13 | Common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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What causes hardening of the arteries?
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Can hardening of the arteries cause a person to behave different?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Hardening of the arteries?
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What ailment is usually associated with the hardening of the arteries?
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A 33-year old asked:
Hardening of the arteries and narrowing of the arteries are same thing?
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Is arteriosclerosis hardening of the arteries?
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If you start eatint better will the hardening of the arteries caused by arteriosclerosis go away?
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A 40-year old asked:
Is hardening of the arteries a major cause of dementia?
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Is there an alternative medicine for hardening of the arteries?
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A 38-year old asked:
Would a stress test tell if you have hardening of the arteries?
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A 39-year old asked:
How are hardening of the arteries & clogged arteries. Different?
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A 34-year old asked:
Can you tell me is hardening of the arteries called arteriosclerosis?
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A 39-year old asked:
What is hardening of the arteries? High cholesterol or bp? Which arteries?
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A 38-year old asked:
What did doctors think was causing the plague way back when they called it hardening of the arteries?
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A 47-year old asked:
What ailment is associated with the hardening of the arteries? I used to think it was code word for dementia.
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A 50-year old asked:
Wondering if it's bad, if hardening of the arteries is found in a spinal xray?
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A 31-year old asked:
I'm hearing voice am I going crazy or getting hardening of the arteries?
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A 46-year old asked:
Has anybody seen results of chelation therapy for hardening of the arteries?
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A 31-year old asked:
Can hardening of the arteries or blockage usually result in increased blood pressure?
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A member asked:
Can denture adhesive crean over long term cause or contribute to hardening of the arteries?
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A 31-year old asked:
Does anyone know, after an ultra-sound, that i had very early stages of hardening of the arteries. Is there a difference in this & clogged arteries?
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A 39-year old asked:
Should I be concerned about hardening of the arteries if parent had vascular dementia?
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A 45-year old female asked:
My dad has had both his legs amputated just below the knee because of hardening of the arteries he is a heavy smoker what is the life expectancy 4 him?
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A 43-year old female asked about a 66-year old female:
My mom is 67 smoked for over 50 years was just diagnosis with hardening of the arteries in legs is this pad? She wants to stop smoking is vaping (ecig) ok ?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can you please explain the hardening of the heart's arteries caused by?
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A 34-year old asked:
I've got a hardening of the biracial artery at my right elbow. It is painful. What could cause that?
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A 46-year old asked:
Hello docs, is hardening of arteries the same as scurvy?
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A 39-year old asked:
What causes hardening of arteries (brain)?
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A 43-year old asked:
Can eating fast food early in life cause heart attacks and hardening of arteries?
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A 49-year old asked:
Calcification & hardening of arteries, would cholesterol reducing drugs help to undo or control the problem?
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