What is atherosclerosis? atherosclerosis is aterosclerose
What is aterosclerose?
- A form of arteriosclerosis characterized by the deposition of atheromatous plaques containing cholesterol and lipids on the innermost layer of the walls of large and medium-sized arteries.
Uma forma de arteriosclerose caracterizada pela deposição de placas ateroomatosas contendo colesterol e lipídios na camada mais interna das paredes de artérias grandes e médias.