Complications of Atherosclerosis

Complications list for Atherosclerosis:

The list of complications that have been mentioned in various sources for Atherosclerosis includes:

• Heart disease
• Blood clots
• Angina
• Heart attack
• Coronary thrombosis (see Heart symptoms)
• Heart failure
• Stroke
• Peripheral vascular disease
• Leg blood clot (see Leg symptoms)
• Claudication
• Intermittent claudication
• Erectile dysfunction
• Plaque ruptures and clots inside the artery lumen over the ruptures
• Stenosis (narrowing) of the artery (both locally and in smaller downstream branches), or worse, complete closure, and, therefore, an insufficient blood supply to the tissues and organ it
• Aneurysm
• Thrombus formation
• Infarction
• Stroke, Myocardial infarction

See also the symptoms of Atherosclerosis and Atherosclerosis: Introduction.

Complications and sequelae of Atherosclerosis from the Diseases Database include:

• Myocardial infarction
• Ectopic calcification
• Embolism
• Renal artery stenosis
• Ischaemic heart disease
• Peripheral vascular disease
• Carotid artery stenosis
• Raynaud's phenomenon
• Limb ischaemia
• Claudication of limb
• Cerebrovascular accident
• Amaurosis fugax
• Aortic aneurysm, abdominal
• Aortic aneurysm, thoracic
• Renal infarction
• Cardiac arrest
• Skin ulceration
• Leriche syndrome
• Transient ischaemic attack

See also the symptoms of Atherosclerosis and Atherosclerosis: Introduction.

Complications of Atherosclerosis:

Atherosclerosis can lead to clogged arteries in any part of the body. When the arteries to the heart are affected, angina (chest pain) or a heart attack may result. If arteries in the leg are affected, leg pain may occur. Atherosclerosis of the arteries to the brain can cause strokes. (Source: excerpt from ATHEROSCLEROSIS: NWHIC)

Atherosclerosis Symptoms: Book Excerpts

• Signs and symptoms - Hypertension
• Signs and symptoms - Pregnancy-induced hypertension
• Signs and Symptoms - Hypertensive crisis
• Signs and symptoms - Pulmonary hypertension
• Signs and symptoms - Renovascular hypertension
• Signs and symptoms - Cardiovascular disease in pregnancy
• Signs and symptoms - Hypertension
• Signs and symptoms - Arterial occlusive disease
• Signs and symptoms - Hypertension, pregnancy-induced
• Signs and symptoms - Pulmonary hypertension
• Signs and symptoms - Cardiovascular disease in pregnancy

Medical news summaries about complications of Atherosclerosis:

The following medical news items are relevant to complications of Atherosclerosis:

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Atherosclerosis as a symptom:

For a more detailed analysis of Atherosclerosis as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Atherosclerosis.

About complications:

Complications of Atherosclerosis are secondary conditions, symptoms, or other disorders that are caused by Atherosclerosis. In many cases the distinction between symptoms of Atherosclerosis and complications of Atherosclerosis is unclear or arbitrary.

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