Arteriosclerosis

This is how avi helps you with arteriosclerosis

Arteriosclerosis is considered as The starting point of many cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks or strokes. Together, these diseases affecting the heart and blood vessels form the most common cause of death in the world.

Die early diagnosis Existing arteriosclerosis is therefore essential for your long-term health. However, the cause of the chronic degenerative disease has not yet been cured. But: There are a variety of therapeutic options to alleviate the symptoms.

Our doctors from avi are available to assist you with all medical measures in the fight against arteriosclerosis at all our locations. Always starting with the most important thing: targeted prevention, which includes, among other things, the early identification of your individual risk factors.

What is arteriosclerosis?

Arteriosclerosis describes a pathological damage or narrowing of the artery walls, which can affect all layers of these and is caused by plaque deposits. This plaque consists of blood components such as lime or fat and henceforth hinders the flow of the vessels. The result: Muscles and organs are no longer adequately supplied with blood and therefore oxygen and nutrients. It is also possible to remove the deposits, which then leads to embolism.

Artherosclerosis, which is often used synonymously and sounds very similar, is a subgenus of arteriosclerosis. However, this term specifically refers exclusively to damage to the intima, i.e. the inner artery walls.

When does arteriosclerosis start?

Arteriosclerosis occurs when a reduced flow rate of the arteries due to damaged arterial walls is diagnosed.

What are the causes of arteriosclerosis?

The development of arteriosclerosis has not yet been fully explained. However, the following factors have been proven to play a role:

- Chronic stress on arterial walls due to diseases such as high blood pressure, lipid metabolism disorders, rheumatism, diabetes and autoimmune diseases

- Long-term regular consumption of toxic substances such as nicotine and alcohol

- Obesity

- genetic predisposition

- stress and sleep disorders

- renal insufficiency

Each of these factors causes long-term damage to arterial walls, which is associated with plaque deposits. These deposits eventually lead to an inflammatory response in the body. As a result, the body's own immune system cells attack and “eat” the deposits and form so-called foam cells — which in turn also damage the arterial walls. The result is a degenerative vicious circle that requires medical treatment. As doctors from avi, we are happy to assist you here.

What are the possible causes of arteriosclerosis?

Arteriosclerosis itself is asymptomatic. They only recognize the clinical picture from the resulting symptoms sequelae, which can occur throughout the body. These include:

- coronary heart diseases, such as a narrowing of the coronary vessels and a heart attack

- peripheral arterial occlusions such as chronic window disease (occlusion of the leg arteries)

- Diseases caused by narrowing of brain-supplying arteries, such as dementia or stroke

- bowel and kidney infarction

The treatment of arteriosclerosis at avi

Our experienced doctors from avi will guide you through every step of your arteriosclerosis treatment. This consists of a total of three components:

- Diagnosis of individual risk factors including check-up tests (anamnesis, laboratory checks, ultrasonography)

- Targeted reduction of risk factors (for example through lifestyle changes or medications such as lipid and blood pressure reducers) in conjunction with regular checks

- Follow-up if symptoms already exist (for example with medications such as platelet inhibitors, which reduce the risk of renewed blockage of the arteries)

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