Atherosclerosis is a pattern of the disease arteriosclerosis, characterized by the development of atheromatous plaques in the walls of arteries. It is a chronic inflammatory disease involving many different cell types and is driven by elevated blood levels of cholesterol, primarily LDL.
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ICD-10 ChapterIX: Diseases of the Circulatory System 1 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Condition Classchronic, cardiovascular, inflammatory 3 First Described Causative Agent
Causative Agent (category)Idiopathic / Multifactorial 3 Connections
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Source Sonodynamic therapy (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia: ICD-10
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Diseases of the circulatory system
2. World Health Organization: Noncommunicable diseases (fact sheet)
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The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
3. Atherosclerosis (Wikipedia)
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Atherosclerosis is a pattern of the disease arteriosclerosis, characterized by the development of atheromatous plaques in the walls of arteries.
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This is a chronic inflammatory disease involving many different cell types and is driven by elevated blood levels of cholesterol, primarily LDL.
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Treated By: Sonodynamic Therapy, Lead: treats AtherosclerosisQuote, Treated By: Sonodynamic Therapy, Lead: treats Atherosclerosis
Sonodynamic therapy could be used to treat cancers and other diseases, such as atherosclerosis, and diminish the risk associated with other treatment strategies since it induces cytotoxic effects only when externally stimulated by ultrasound and only at the cancerous region, as opposed to the systemic administration of chemotherapy drugs.
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