Arteriosclerosis is the narrowing of the blood vessel walls, also known as the arterial wall, in your artery walls, usually leading to the heart. This narrowing can be due to several factors, including genetics, age, heredity, poor circulation of blood, and obesity.
Arteriosclerosis most commonly occurs when the vessels that carry nutrients and oxygen to the body (arteriosuperia) become stiff and thick – often restricting blood flow from the heart to other parts of the body. The stiffening results from the buildup of fatty plaques, called plaques, which develop along the artery walls, hardening them. In time, this plaque causes the heart muscle to slow down, affecting the body's normal pumping rate. In severe cases of this disease, the heart muscle is actually permanently damaged.
If you have atherosclerosis, your arteries can be damaged due to the buildup of fatty plaques on the walls of your arteries
These plaques are very dangerous because they increase the risk of blood clots and stroke. This is due to the fact that they can form clots and break out, which can lead to a stroke.
Although plaque build-up and thinning of the artery walls are usually accompanied by a decrease in cholesterol levels, this can happen without lowering cholesterol levels. Since plaque does not help plaque build up in arteries, it is possible that plaque can weaken the arteries. The effect of this weakening can be an increase in cholesterol levels.
Another reason that atherosclerosis can be caused by plaques is because fatty plaques can interfere with the normal functioning of the heart muscle. When the heart muscle slows down due to the buildup of plaque on the walls of the arteries, it makes the heart work harder, leading to an increased risk of heart attack or stroke. This process is called mechanical obstruction.
The risk of these two diseases is significantly reduced if fatty plaques are removed from the walls of arteries before they form, or removed immediately after they occur. This can be done surgically, which usually requires a small incision under the skin. This type of surgical procedure is used in patients with coronary artery disease. (atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. CAHD). the surgery removes the plaque that has formed on the artery wall.
There are many surgical procedures available for this purpose
These procedures include arthroscopy (a medical examination, where the doctor uses a computerized x-ray to get an image of the plaques; arteriovenography (which involves the use of a tiny video camera to see the plaques with the use of a probe in the vein), or endovenous laser arteriography (which uses light to detect the plaques. If the patient is suffering from congestive heart failure or heart valve disease, a catheter is placed into the artery.
A surgical procedure known as a stent can be used if there is not enough room for the surgical procedure. A stent may be placed in the artery to hold the plaques back inside the artery.
Surgery to remove fatty plaques can result in significant improvements in the patients' health. Patients can expect to recover from the operation within a few weeks to three months.
If you are diagnosed with arteriosclerosis, you should seek the advice of your doctor about any other invasive surgery that may be needed for your treatment. Your doctor may suggest that you undergo angioplasties or coronary artery bypasses. In angioplasties, the surgeon removes one or more of the plaques with the help of a laser.
Artery bypass surgery is a surgery that involves a small cut in the top of your artery. After the bypass is completed, the blood will flow through your body again, but it will not pass through the narrowed artery that caused your artery narrowing. This procedure is also called angioplasty. After the bypass is completed, your doctor may recommend that you take medications to lower your cholesterol.
Surgery to open up your artery, or thrombectomy, is another procedure. With this procedure, a blood clot is removed from the artery to break up the plaque. You will need a new clotting agent to replace the clot. Depending on how severe your arteriosclerosis is, your doctor may recommend that you undergo more surgery to remove the existing plaques from the arterial walls.