Effects of High Cholesterol
Effects Of High
Cholesterol and The Emergence of Blood Vessel Diseases
Cholesterol in the actual shape
is rather in solid form as wax. By its nature, cholesterol is
atherogenic or easily attached to the walls of blood vessels. The process of accumulation of fat and cholesterol in blood vessels called atheroskelorisis or hardening of the arteries.
The deposition of fat and cholesterol in the blood vessels can cause the
blood vessels to harden and inelastic. Thus it leads to diameter of blood
vessel decreases. This condition will cause the blood flow obstacles. Along time
with thickening of fat and cholesterol,
these layers will thicken and become a bigger plaque. Plaque is really fragile,
sometimes carried off the blood flow and then blockage blood flow.
Stages of the Atherosclerosis
In Blood Vessels
As
described earlier, fat and cholesterol is atherogenic or
easily attached to the blood vessels.
Attaching fat and cholesterol will make the
diameter of the blood vessels shrink, harden and inelastic. This
condition will cause a blockage
in the blood vessels due to the
release of atherosclerotic
plaques (thrombus).
The Negative Effects of
Atherosclerosis In Organs
Plaque attached to the walls of blood vessels may become thick. Not all
plaque attached to strong, some plaques are fragile and easily released from
the walls of blood vessels. Plaque loss events from the walls of the blood
vessels can occur at any time, resulting in disruption of a sudden illness.
This disease can be in the sort of a heart attack or stroke. The following detail
is a result of acute high cholesterol
levels in multiple organs.
Atherosclerosis in the
blood vessels of the brain
Atherosclerosis in the brain blood
vessels will lead to cerebral vascular diseases
(cerebrovascular diseases) such as
stroke. Stroke is a vascular disorder attack that happen suddenly. A stroke attack
is divided into two causes, one is bleeding stroke and another is blockage stroke
(infarct). infarction stroke is closely linked to high cholesterol levels and hypertension.
Stroke occurs due to the sudden blockage of blood flow to the brain. So
that, the brain does not get enough supplies of blood and oxygen. Patients of stroke
are commonly impaired in the central nervous system. These problems can be
partially paralyzed body, speech mute, and mouth oblique.
To avoid stroke can be done by
controlling cholesterol
levels. By keeping LDL
cholesterol levels below 100 mg /DL will reduce
the risk of stroke.
As for stroke patients have the possibility of heart attack.
Atherosclerosis in Coronary
Arteries
Atherosclerosis in the coronary
arteries will cause cardiovascular
diseases or coronary heart diseases.
With the release of plaque from the arteries of the heart causing the heart
deprived of blood and oxygen supply. In this condition lead to the patient will
feel pain in the chest. This chest pain known as angina pectoris. This blockage can occur for many year so the pain
is felt in a long time. The pain symptoms
of angina pectoris like a heavy object surpressed the body such as
oppressed, even could feel as suffocated, oppressed, crushed and burning.
By controlling
cholesterol level (total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and triglycerides) can
reduce the possibility having coronary
heart diseases and heart attacks.
Patients with diabetes and other blood vessel disruption diseases have the same risk to get cardiac arrests too.
Atherosclerosis in leg blood
vessels
Atherosclerosis
in blood vessels such as in
the leg side will cause peripheral
arterial diseases. That conditions
often occur in leg veins. Interference can
be felt pain
in legs, cramps
and numbness. The situations can also lead to complications and even decaying feet
(gangrene). Acute interference in arterial leg can
cause great pain
and improving risk of leg amputation. Patients
with vascular diseases are
at risk of high side
to get a heart attack.
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