atherosclerosis

Converse of object

• prevent: The most important thing is to prevent atherosclerosis from developing.
• develop: Last update: 03 February 2005 QUESTION Why does having diabetes increase my risk of developing atherosclerosis?
• reduce: A combination of exercise and a spartan diet looked like a decent way to reduce atherosclerosis.
• promote: In addition to promoting systemic atherosclerosis, an elevation in lipid levels also may contribute to the development of glomerulosclerosis in chronic renal failure.
• include: Oxidative stress appears to be a significant underlying factor in the development of a wide array of diseases, including atherosclerosis and cancer.
• have: Cocaine users have significant atherosclerosis in their cerebral arteries.

Noun used with modifier

• limb: Lipid-lowering therapy in the treatment of lower limb atherosclerosis.
• artery: Another possible cause of brain infarction might be carotid artery atherosclerosis.

Adjective modifier

• carotid: Another possible cause of brain infarction might be carotid artery atherosclerosis.
• coronary: The effect of dietary omega-3 fatty acids on coronary atherosclerosis.
• accelerated: The bacteria were shown to spread via the bloodstream from the mouth to the major blood vessels where they caused accelerated atherosclerosis.
• early: Apart from high blood pressure and early atherosclerosis, which often lack symptoms, some form of pain is often frequent.
• human: Controlled trial of fish oil for regression of human coronary atherosclerosis.
• low: Lipid-lowering therapy in the treatment of lower limb atherosclerosis.

Modifies a noun

• progression: Intravascular ultrasound was used to evaluate the coronary atherosclerosis progression before and after 18 months of treatment.
• risk: The role of diet and exercise in the management of hyperinsulinemia and associated atherosclerosis risk factors.
• study: Relationship to cardiovascular risk factors: the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study.

Preposition: in

• artery: What are the symptoms of atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries?
• patient: Evidence that homocysteine is an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis in hyperlipidemic patients.