John Maclean, award-winning author of three previous books on wildfire disasters, has written another, a book on the Esperanza Fire; it's been published by Counterpoint Press of Berkeley, California.
Atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, is a condition in which plaque builds up inside the arteries. Plaque is made of cholesterol, fatty substances, cellular waste products, calcium and fibrin (a clotting material in the blood).
Which is a characteristic of atherosclerosis, is a deposit of plaque on or within the arterial wall. (Ather means plaque, and -Oma means tumor) Atherosclerosis. Is hardening and narrowing of the arteries caused by a buildup of cholesterol plaque on the interior walls of the arteries. A diagnostic procedure in which a catheter is passed into a vein or artery and guided into the heart. Is the term used to describe all diseases of the heart muscle.