arteriosclerosis
Let an agent explain arteriosclerosis and its kinds in general terms, relay causes, consequences and prevention from cardiovascular guidelines, distinguish it from atherosclerosis as a subtype, and route personal concerns to clinicians.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain arteriosclerosis and its kinds in general terms, relay causes, consequences and prevention from cardiovascular guidelines, distinguish it from atherosclerosis as a subtype, and route personal concerns to clinicians.
A group of diseases in which artery walls thicken, stiffen and lose elasticity, including atherosclerosis from plaque build-up, Monckeberg medial calcification and arteriolosclerosis of small vessels, with intracranial forms affecting brain arteries; arteriosclerosis reduces blood flow and causes conditions such as intermittent claudication, heart attack and stroke, is driven by age, smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol, and is managed by risk reduction, medicines and procedures.
What it is for: Not applicable; a group of diseases.
It can be explain kinds and mechanisms; relay consequences and prevention; distinguish subtypes; route personal concerns to clinicians.
Distinguishing features
Arterial wall change
Multiple subtypes
Major cause of heart attack and stroke
Modifiable risk factors
What it looks like
Not a visible object; thickened, stiffened arteries seen on imaging and in pathology.
Physical character
cardiovascular disease deaths worldwide: about 18 million per year - WHO estimate, all causes
How it is recognised
Thickening and stiffening of artery walls
Atherosclerosis, medial calcification and arteriolosclerosis
Atherosclerosis is the plaque subtype; aneurysm is a different arterial disease
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
includes - the main subtype
causes - and coronary and cerebrovascular disease
is prevented by - lifestyle and medicines
In practice
Families and kinds
atherosclerosis
Monckeberg medial calcific sclerosis
arteriolosclerosis
intracranial arteriosclerosis
peripheral arterial disease with intermittent claudication
rare syndromes such as Determann syndrome
Identifiers
ICD-10 I70 atherosclerosis
ICD-11 BD40 atherosclerotic chronic arterial occlusive disease
Standards and regulation
Cardiovascular prevention guidelines
Guidelines on peripheral arterial disease
Public health policies on smoking, diet and blood pressure
Failure modes and hazards
Heart attack, stroke and limb ischaemia
Missed peripheral disease
Agents giving personal medical advice
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What arteriosclerosis is.
General information.
Definition
Definition and kinds.
Definition
Definition.
- What is arteriosclerosis, and how do atherosclerosis, medial calcification and arteriolosclerosis differ? definition
- Is the user describing chest pain, leg pain or neurological symptoms, which need urgent assessment? boundary
Causes
Causes and risk factors.
Causes
Causes.
- What causes arteriosclerosis, and what risk factors do guidelines identify? definition
- Which entry fits the specific subtype? action
Clinical Consequences and management.
Clinical.
Consequences
Consequences.
Consequences
Consequences.
- What conditions result, from intermittent claudication to heart attack and stroke? provenance
- Is the presentation free of personal medical advice? boundary
Management
Management principles.
Management
Management.
- What prevention and treatment principles do guidelines describe, in general terms? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Public health Burden and prevention.
Public health.
Burden
Burden.
Burden
Burden.
- What do health bodies report about the burden of arterial disease, with sources? measurement
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Prevention
Population prevention.
Prevention
Prevention.
- What population measures reduce arteriosclerosis, with evidence attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits cardiovascular disease prevention? action
Context Research and history.
Context.
Research
Research.
Research
Research.
- What are current research directions, such as inflammation and new lipid therapies? provenance
- Which entry fits cardiology? action
History
History.
History
History.
- How was arteriosclerosis understood historically, and how did risk factor epidemiology develop? provenance
- Which entry fits the Framingham Heart Study? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should atherosclerosis be the primary entry?
- How should guidelines be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming symptoms and rare syndromes; should they be split off?