简介:Atherosclerosisisadiseaseofthearterialwallthatunderliesrmnyoftheverycommoncausesofcardiovascularmortality,includingmyocardialinfarction(MI),peripheralvasculardiseaseandcerebrovasculardisease.Earlypathologicaldescriptionsviewedatherosclerosisasanend-stagedegenerativediseactthatinevitablyresultedinageneralizednarrowingofthearteriallumen.