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• Alpha-Linolenic Acid (ALA)
• Beta-Carotene
• Betaine
• Blood Pressure Medications
• Blood-thinning Medications
• Carnitine (L-Carnitine)
• Cholesterol-lowering Medications
• Coenzyme Q10
• Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)
• Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)
• Flaxseed
• Nitrate
• Selenium
• Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin)
• Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
• Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
• Vitamin B9 (Folic Acid)
• Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
• Vitamin E

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• Dietary Fats
• Dietary Fiber
• Soy

Atherosclerosis Symptoms

Signs and symptoms
... Signs and symptoms usually develop gradually. At first, symptoms may occur only after vigorous exertion, when your arteries can''t supply your muscles with enough oxygen and nutrients. But, as the nar...

Causes
... In arteriosclerosis, the walls of your arteries become hard and thick, sometimes interfering with blood circulation. The condition results from the natural aging process or from atherosclerosis. Ather...

Atherosclerosis Treatment

Complications
... When your arteries narrow, tissues supplied by an affected artery don''t receive enough blood, particularly during exercise, when demand is greatest. This can result in injury to your organs, heart at...

Treatment
... Lifestyle changes can improve the health of your arteries. Doctors also use several types of medications to slow or reverse the effects of arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis: Cholesterol-lowering dr...

Atherosclerosis Other

Overview
... Arteries are the blood vessels that carry oxygen and nutrients from your heart to the rest of your body. Healthy arteries are flexible, strong and elastic. Their inside lining is smooth so that blood ...

Study Shows Infusions Of ''Good Cholesterol'' Can Remove Plaque From Coronary Arteries
... Do 40 people in a small village in rural Italy hold the key to reversing plaque buildup in coronary arteries? A new study appearing in the November 5, 2003 edition of the Journal of the American Medic...