What is atherosclerosis?

Question

What is atherosclerosis?

Answer 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheroscler...

Answer 2

It is the hardening of the arteries caused by the build up of plaque (cholesterol)

Answer 3

Build up of plaque in the arteries

Answer 4

Essentially buildup of plaque in blood vessels. More specifically:

Atherosclerosis is a disease affecting arterial blood vessels. It is a chronic inflammatory response in the walls of arteries, in large part due to the accumulation of macrophage white blood cells and promoted by low density (especially small particle) lipoproteins (plasma proteins that carry cholesterol and triglycerides) without adequate removal of fats and cholesterol from the macrophages by functional high density lipoproteins(HDL),