Guide to Heart Disease

When the cholesterol intake is more, some of the extra cholesterol in the blood returns to the liver where it is broken down and then secreted as bile by the gall bladder. But when cholesterol levels rise too high, they can lead to fatty deposits called PLAQUE, which clog arteries and thus set the stage [...]

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An aneurysm is a localized dilation, or bulging, in an artery. Aneurysms can occur anywhere, but they are most common and most troublesome when they are in a cerebral artery or in the aorta. Atherosclerosis and high blood pressure may both cause a portion of the muscular layer of the artery wall to degenerate, allowing [...]

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