atherosclerosis-動脈粥樣硬化

1、Atherosclerosis動脈粥樣硬化動脈粥樣硬化Signssymptoms:Atherosclerosisisaconditioninwhichanarterywallthickensasaresultoftheaccumulationofplaque.Theplaqueismadeupoffatcholesterolcalciumothersubstancesfoundintheblood.Overtimeplaqueharde

2、nsnarrowsthepatient’sarteries.Thislimitstheflowofoxygenrichbloodtotheirgansotherpartsofthebodyitcanalsoleadseriousproblemsincluding:Conaryarterydisease:Thesearteriessupplybloodtoourheart.Whentheyareblockedwecansufferangi

3、naaheartattack.Carotidarterydisease:Thesearteriessupplybloodtoourbrain.Whentheyareblockedwecansufferastroke.Peripheralarterialdisease:Thesearteriesareinourarmslegspelvis.Whentheyareblockedwecansufferfromnumbnesspainsomet

4、imesinfections.Chronickidneydisease:Therenalarteriessupplybloodtoourkidneys.Ifplaquebuildsupintherenalarteriesthediseaseoccurs.Overtimechronickidneydiseasecausesaslowlossofkidneyfunction.Causes:Themaincauseofatherosclero

5、sisisyetunknownbutishypothesizedtofundamentallybeinitiatedbyinflammatyprocessesinthevesselwallinresponsetoretainedlowdensitylipoprotein(LDL)molecules.Alsocytomegalovirus(CMV)infectionisassociatedwithcardiovulardiseases.T

6、reatments:Nonpharmaceuticalmeansareusuallythefirstmethodoftreatmentsuchascessationofsmokingpracticingregularexercise.Ifthesemethodsdonotwkmedicinesareusuallythenextstepintreatingcardiovulardiseaseswithimprovementshaveinc

7、reasinglybecomethemosteffectivemethodoverthelongterm.部分單詞介紹：1、atherosclerosis:[θ?r??skl??r??s?sskl?]動脈粥樣硬化2、symptom:[s?m(p)t?m]n.癥狀；征兆3、artery:[ɑ?t?r?]n.動脈；干道；主流4、accumulation:[?kju?mj?le??(?)n]n.積聚，累積；堆積物5、plaque:[plkpl

8、ɑ?k]n.斑塊6、cholesterol:[k?lest?r?l]n.[生化]膽固醇7、conary:[k?r(?)n(?)r?]adj.冠的；冠狀的8、angina:[nd?a?n?]n.心絞痛9、carotid:[k?r?t?d]n.頸動脈adj.頸動脈的10、peripheral:[p?r?f(?)r(?)l]adj.外圍的；次要的11、pelvis:[pelv?s]n.骨盆12、inflammaty:[?nflm?t(?)r?