Assertion: atherosclerosis | /r/HasProperty | a hardening of an artery
Facets:
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
value: from a buildup of plaque
type: CAUSE
value: from a build
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Arteriosclerosis is a general term describing any hardening (and loss of elasticity) of medium or large arteries (from Greek ἀρτηρία (artēria), meaning 'artery', and σκλήρωσις (sklerosis), meaning 'hardening'); arteriolosclerosis is any hardening (and loss of elasticity) of arterioles (small arteries); atherosclerosis is a hardening of an artery specifically due to an atheromatous plaque (from Ancient Greek ἀθήρα (athḗra), meaning 'gruel').
text: Atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) is the most common form of arteriosclerosis, a class of diseases in which the walls of a person's artery become thicker and less elastic through deposits...
text: Atherosclerosis is the narrowing of arteries due to plaque buildup on the artery walls.
text: Atherosclerosis is the hardening and narrowing of the arteries in the heart.
text: Atherosclerosis is a narrowing of the arteries caused by a buildup of plaque.
text: Atherosclerosis is the hardening of the arteries leading to the brain or heart due to the build-up of atheromatous plaque.
text: Atherosclerosis is also called hardening of the arteries.
text: They may be narrowed, enlarged, or hardened.
text: They may be narrowed, enlarged, or hardened.
text: Atherosclerosis is a thickening or hardening of the arteries.
text: Atherosclerosis is a hardening and narrowing of larger blood vessels, such as the aorta, and those found in the heart (coronary arteries), brain, and legs.
text: Atherosclerosis is the hardening and narrowing of the arteries.
text: Atherosclerosis (sometimes called “hardening” or “clogging” of the arteries) is the buildup of cholesterol, fatty cells and inflammatory deposits (called plaque) on the inner walls of the arteries that restrict blood flow to the heart.
text: Atherosclerosis is the hardening and narrowing of the arteries.
text: Atherosclerosis, (ath-er-o-skler-O-sis) comes from the Greek words athero - meaning gruel or paste and sclerosis meaning hardness - and is a hardening of the arteries - it is the most common cause of heart disease.
text: Atherosclerosis is often referred to as “hardening of the arteries.
text: Arteriosclerosis is a general term describing any hardening of medium or large arteries; arteriolosclerosis is any hardening of arterioles; atherosclerosis is a hardening of an artery specifically due to an atheromatous plaque.
text: Arteriosclerosis is a general term describing any hardening (and loss of elasticity) of medium or large arteries (from the Greek arteria, meaning artery, and sclerosis, meaning hardening); arteriolosclerosis is any hardening (and loss of elasticity) of arterioles (small arteries); atherosclerosis is a hardening of an artery specifically due to an atheromatous plaque.
text: Atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) is the most common form of arteriosclerosis, a class of diseases in which the walls of a person's artery become thicker and less elastic through deposits along the arteries that often contain calcium.
text: Atherosclerosis is a major cause of abdominal aortic aneurysm and is the most common kind of arteriosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries.
text: Atherosclerosis is the narrowing of arteries from a build up of plaque, usually made up of cholesterol, fatty substances, cellular waste products, calcium and fibrin, inside the arteries.
text: It is the narrowing of arteries from a buildup of plaque, usually made up of cholesterol, fatty substances, cellular waste products, calcium and fibrin, inside the arteries.
text: Atherosclerosis is a hardening and narrowing of the
text: Atherosclerosis is a narrowing of the arteries that can significantly reduce the blood supply to vital organs such as the heart, brain and intestines.
text: Atherosclerosis is the hardening of the arteries.
text: Most ischemic strokes are caused by atherosclerosis, which is also called hardening of the arteries.