Key result
Arteriosclerosis comprises two distinct processes of arterial wall aging and intimal cholesterol accumulation.
Why the study?
Arteriosclerosis is not a single disease but comprises at least two components: arterial wall aging and cholesterol accumulation in intimal scars.
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May warrant separate consideration of vascular aging versus lipid scars; leaves open targeted trials before practice change.
Doctors Lansing, Alex, and Rosenthal present new evidence to support their view that arteriosclerosis is not a single disease but has at least two well defined components. These are, first, aging of the arterial wall and second, cholesterol accumulation in intimal scars.
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Lansing et al. (1950) studied this question. Arteriosclerosis is not a single disease but comprises at least two distinct components: aging of the arterial wall and cholesterol accumulation in intimal scars.
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