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thickening of arteries is due to cholesterol deposition is arteriosclerosis rheumatic heart blood pressure cardiac arrest

thickening of arteries is due to cholesterol deposition is
  1. arteriosclerosis
  2. rheumatic heart
  3. blood pressure
  4. cardiac arrest

Grade:12th pass

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Apoorva Arora IIT Roorkee
askIITians Faculty 181 Points
9 years ago
Arteriosclerosisis a general term for the thickening and hardening of arteries. It is a condition in which plaque builds up inside the arteries. Plaque is made of cholesterol, fatty substances, cellular waste products, calcium and fibrin (a clotting material in the blood).
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Apoorva Arora
IIT Roorkee
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