Arteriosclerotic Aortic Disease. Atherosclerosis is a major cause of abdominal aortic aneurysm and is the most common kind of arteriosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries. This disease process can be seen in any blood vessel in the body and is the cause of coronary artery disease, stroke, and peripheral arterial disease (PAD). How Atherosclerosis Develops
Evaluation, education or treatment locations: The fine white line surrounds the neural foramen or doorway through which the spinal nerves leave the spinal canal to spread out into the body.
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