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Arteriosclerosis?atheroscleros...

Arteriosclerosis?atheroscleros...

Arteriosclerosis refers to harding of the arteries, which could be due to fat or other deposits. Atherosclerosis is specific for fat deposits on the walls of blood vessels. I have a family member that has hemochromotosis in which the body stores too much iron. He almost had a heart attack due to iron deposits in the arteries of his heart. Once his iron levels were reduced to normal, those deposits disappeared.

yeah, I know, its weird ain't it? The word "arteriosclerosis" is older and was used to describe that the blood vessels "hardened". The word "atherosclerosis" is now used to described the same thing, but understanding the mechanism involved: atheromatose (sorry, cant translate it) =intima degeneration with formation of plaques....which has the hardening of blood vessels as a result...

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