Atherosclerosis is a disease of the cardio-vascular disease that occurs mainly in elderly people. Atherosclerosis is possible to be treated with folk remedies.

The disease is characterized by sealing the walls of the arteries due to what is going on proliferation of connective tissue that leads to the formation of atherosclerotic plaques, and also leads to a narrowing of the lumen of blood vessels. The latter leads to a deterioration of blood circulation in organs and tissues and blood clots in blood vessels.
Atherosclerosis of the extremities may be conventional, i.e., one that manifests itself with age and atherosclerosis obliterans - is seen as a violation of degenerative metabolic processes, changing the individual vessels.

When obliterating or as it is called steno sing atherosclerosis, is the deposition of specific substances on the inner shell of the arteries, it leads to compaction of the walls of the vessels of the extremities and a narrowing of their lumen, and in some cases, complete blockage of his, which leads to disruption of tissue blood supply.
Reasons for the formation of atherosclerosis

The most common cause of atherosclerosis is decreased physical activity, as well as excessive consumption of sweet foods containing large amounts of fat. But it should be noted that the occurrence of vascular lesions may be associated with any other reasons, for example, with high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, family history.

Atherosclerosis symptoms and signs

The most dramatic Atherosclerosis symptoms that may be presented is angina. If there is to be atherosclerosis of cerebral vessels, it appears dizziness, changing the body position, as well as during sudden movements. In addition, patients notice the noise in my head, changes in mental behavior, the weakening of memory. If atherosclerosis is accompanied by thrombosis, it could lead to rupture of the vessel and bleeding into the brain - a condition called a stroke. Most often, this occurs at a combination of hypertension and atherosclerosis of cerebral vessels - there is cerebral atherosclerosis.

With atherosclerosis of peripheral vessels (atherosclerosis of the lower, upper limbs), symptoms are such manifestations, as dry skin, emaciation of limbs. In addition, patients complain that constantly freezing feet marked pain in the back and limbs. If the patient begins to perform physical labor, then quickly comes fatigue.

Diagnosis - Atherosclerosis is identified after the diagnosis, which includes laboratory and instrumental methods of study patients, establishing the location of atherosclerotic plaques and to assess the condition of internal organs.
Atherosclerosis of the aorta - what is it?

The aorta is the largest artery in our body. According to its anatomical structure it has two departments - the thoracic and abdominal (thoracic aorta and abdominal aorta).
Atherosclerosis of the aorta formed atherosclerotic plaques in the aortic wall itself. Manifestation of atherosclerosis of the aorta depends on the localization of the disease and the severity of the changes in the vessel walls.