Assertion: atherosclerosis's risk factor | /r/CapableOf | stimulate aortic medial degradation
Facets:
value: according to theory
type: OTHER
value: directly
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: According to theory 2 (double arrows), environmental and genetic risk factors directly stimulate aortic medial degradation and adventitial inflammation, leading to AAA formation, which secondarily stimulates intimal atherosclerosis.