Ateroclerosist

Atherosclerosis is deposits of calcium-laced cholesterol. It happens to everybody over time, and as we age we get more of it. It only becomes a problem when there's so much in one place that it impedes, or obstructs, the flow of blood through it. In that case, tissue reliant on the blood will slowly die. It it's heart muscle, that muscle will die, and the result is a (usually) painful heart attack (myocardial infarction).

The treatments that I know of are those meant to stabilize plaque and to help to slow the deposition rate, and that is a statin. Or, they can bypass that blocked area with a stent, or an angioplasty to try to widen the narrowed part. This is all quite involved, and you can read lots about it all by doing a search like:

'treatment for atherosclerosis.'

Gloaming, Thank you for your quick reply. I beleive my issue is inherited. According to life changes for atherosclerosis, I have always lived by the diet guidines of Artherosclerosis , but didn't know I was. That's why I think my Atherosclerosis is inherited.

Sheil

Thank you. My primary physician has subscribed statin which I will pick up today. Understand medication may cause muscle pain.

Muscle pain, and it has one other known side-effect which you would be well-advised to deal with in your own way: statins interfere with the body's ability to make its own co-enzyme Q-10, which is important for muscle health, notably heart muscle health (myocytes). Although the research isn't what could be called strong on this, there is sufficient doubt that people are often advised to supplement with CoQ-10, between 100-200 mg each day. This is something you might wish to discuss with your GP or with a cardiologist.

Note, also, that there are two common formulations of the drug: ubiquinone (with '-one' on the end) and ubiquinol (with '-ol'). The latter is the most easily taken up and used by the body, but it is also the most expensive. Costco sells it for a reasonable price if you're interested.

Once again Thank you. I have been fortunate to have good health through the years. Now things have changed. I will keep reseaching my diagnosis and share questions I have with my phyicians.

I just looked up the long word. More simply clogged arteries. Have high blood pressure and/or diabetes. I am 76 and have low blood pressure and no diabetes because I work hard at staying healthy. I personally know 34 people that died, mostly younger than me, of preventable diseases.

I would bet my boots you love and eat cheese, ice cream, beef, pork, highly processed foods and high sugary foods. I would be very surprised if you don't.

If you you change your diet to mostly fresh fruits and veggies, not canned, avocados, unsalted seeds and nuts, stop consuming sugary drinks and the above list and do some walking if you can, you may eliminate in time scary docs and hospitals and procedures that will not be enjoyable.

Hi Lindy9,
Surprise!! Very rarely do I indulge in if any of the dietary items you presented above. In fact I was surprise when I read on the Mayo clinic site that the diet they recommended I have always been on. I am fortunate to had a healthy life only taking 1 prescribed medication in my whole life, which I started 2 years ago, until, now adding statin will be #2, not a suprise at my age of 83..

You are right. I am surprised. I will bite my tongue regarding statins, but if you use a computer, you might want to investigate.

Foruntatley I have many years of experince in researching many subjects on my computer.

I suspect that you have genetics working against you, and one of the characteristics might also be that you don't deal well with statins, or rather they can't do much of what they're meant to do for your cholesterol.