hardening of the arteries

Noun

Meaning

sclerosis of the arterial walls

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When free discussion is denied, hardening of the arteries of democracy has set in, free institutions are but a lifeless form, and the death of the republic is at hand. William Randolph Hearst

At the same, however, the traditional cause of senile dementia – "hardening of the arteries" – now returned as a set of dementias of vascular cause (small strokes). Source: Internet

High triglycerides are associated with hardening of the arteries and thickening of the artery walls and can lead to heart attack and stroke. Source: Internet

He became familiar with the president's medical history and confirmed his circulatory problem and hardening of the arteries. Source: Internet

Diabetes, high blood pressure, hardening of the arteries, spinal cord injuries, and multiple sclerosis can contribute to ED. Source: Internet

While ingesting dietary cholesterol can raise blood cholesterol, there is a misconception about how and to what extent this cholesterol contributes to the dangerous problem of arteriosclerosis (thickening and hardening of the arteries) that leads to CHD. Source: Internet

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