Large and soft drusen are related to elevated cholesterol deposits and may respond to cholesterol-lowering agents.
The earliest form of atherosclerosis, these are cholesterol deposits in the walls of arteries.
Blood leaks from the abnormal vessels into the back of the eye, leaving behind cholesterol deposits and damaging the retina.
This narrowing is usually caused by the buildup of fatty substances and cholesterol deposits, called plaque.
In the newer technique, a laser reopens a channel through the cholesterol deposits.
A much larger proportion is susceptible to the heart and blood vessel diseases linked to cholesterol deposits in arteries.
Her higher levels of estrogen prevent cholesterol deposits from forming on artery walls.
These cholesterol deposits can clog arteries - or in some cases completely block - the passage of blood and oxygen to the heart.
It's like a souped-up CAT scanner that photographs cholesterol deposits.
One of his coronary arteries, the vessels that carry blood to nourish the heart, became completely blocked by cholesterol deposits.