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atherosclerosisThickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries, associated with atheroma. Arteriosclerosis is often loosely used as a synonym. |
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| Macrophages play a key role in atherogenesis by releasing proinflammatory cytokines and forming foam cells in subendothelial lesions. The earliest lesions of atherogenesis consist of arterial intimal accumulations of foam cells (primarily lipid-laden macrophages) and T lymphocytes intermixed with smooth muscle cells (7). Risk factors for atherogenesis and cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction in persons with spinal cord injury. |
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