arteriolosclerosis
medical dictionary
Sclerosis and thickening of the walls of the smaller arteries (arterioles).
The mechanism involves development of generalized arteriolosclerosis and acceleration of atherogenesis (see Arteriosclerosis).
Mönckeberg arteriosclerosis, where calcium deposits develop in the middle layer of the artery walls of medium-sized blood vessels
arteriolosclerosis, where the small arteries and arterioles (branches of an artery that lead to smaller vessels, ...
Atherosclerosis (Foam cell, Fatty streak, Atheroma, Intermittent claudication) Â- Monckeberg's arteriosclerosis Â- Arteriolosclerosis (Hyaline, Hyperplastic, oxycholesterol, cholesterol, LDL, trans fat)
Stenosis ...
The fatty deposition is uncharacteristic of other forms of arteriosclerosis such as arteriolosclerosis seen with high blood pressure (hypertension) and the rare Monckeberg's sclerosis.
 See also: Sclerosis, Cholesterol, Atherosclerosis, Heart Disease, Aneurysm
  
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