Atherosclerosis 

Atherosclerosis is a blood vessel disease characterised by forming plague in inner blood vessel wall. It resulted as narrowing of path of blood flow.

How atherosclerosis develops?

Mechanism of development of atherosclerosis is caused by platelets. Function of platelets is coagulation. In presence of certain risk factors RBC clogged by platelets. The risk factors includes diabetes, narrowing of blood vessels, low blood pressure, high cholesterol levels in blood. 

Risk of developing atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis or blood clot significantly develops hypertension. Any clots when develops it gradually started to bigger if it untreated. When it get more bigger it may block blood flow through blood vessel. 

We know that to functioning properly every cell in our body required oxygen for metabolism. RBC carries oxygen to cell.  Heart cell and brain cell also required oxygen. Improper supply of oxygen causes ischemic disease. When oxygen supply completely blocks to heart causes myocardial infarction or heart failure. When the blockage causes in brain cell it is called stroke. 

The basic difference of stroke and heart attack is stroke causes in brain and heart attack causes in heart. 

Sometimes in leg blood vessels may develop atherosclerosis that is called DVT.  DVT means deep vein thrombosis. DVT may cause life threatening pulmonary embolism. 

Improperly blood supply to ending parts of body like, finger may causes gangrene.

How to prevent atherosclerosis?

Best way to prevent atherosclerosis is physically being active. Physical exercise reduces the risk of developing atherosclerosis.