Explain the relationship between cholesterol and atherosclerosis. How does atherosclerosis impact blood flow?

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TML · Answer 1 · 2016-10-18T11:17:05+0000

Cholesterol (especially LDL*) tend to get into macrophages which migrate into blood vessels. Macrophages with cholesterol cannot get out of the vessels and stay there which causes a lipid mass in arteries. That causes atherosclerosis.

Explain the relationship between cholesterol and atherosclerosis. How does atherosclerosis impact blood flow?

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