Carbon monoxide can cause atherosclerosis; the hardening of arteries, and can also trigger heart attacks.

They also cause atherosclerosis.

Over the past 30 to 40 years, heart disease researchers have speculated that viruses might have something to do with causing atherosclerosis.

The term atherogenic is used for substances or processes that cause atherosclerosis.

Over time, this buildup causes atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) which can lead to heart disease.

Uncontrolled diabetes can cause atherosclerosis, a blood vessel disease that destroys the kidneys.

It was proposed by the German pathologist Rudolf Virchow in 1856 and suggested that blood lipid accumulation in arterial walls causes atherosclerosis.

No study has shown that gum disease or tooth loss actually causes stroke, heart disease or atherosclerosis.

Later, the condition causes wrinkled skin, atherosclerosis, kidney failure, loss of eyesight, hair loss, and cardiovascular problems.

Studies of rodents show that social stress causes hypertension and atherosclerosis [38].