arthrosclerosis

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This isn't like arthrosclerosis or heart disease where it builds up over time.

CNN Transcript Mar 6, 2008 2008
A study in today's "New England Journal of Medicine" says people with a variant form of a gene sometimes called ALOX5 are at a higher risk for arthrosclerosis, or a buildup of cholesterol in the artery walls.

CNN Transcript Jan 1, 2004 2004
It can be worsened by hypertension, it can be worsened by arthrosclerosis.

CNN Transcript Sep 12, 2003 2003
Lisa from St. Louis asking, "Can stress alone, without the other risk factors, cause arthrosclerosis or heart disease?"

CNN Transcript Sep 6, 2003 2003
Researchers have long believed an association between infections and arthrosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, has existed.

CNN Transcript Dec 24, 2002 2002
The new study suggests that increased levels of leptin alone can cause long-term cardiovascular damage similar to hypertension, arthrosclerosis, diabetes and other disorders.

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