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Atherosclerosis is a disease where the 'fatty' material in the blood gets deposited in the walls of the blood vessels. It could be independent of the body habitus. Certain conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, smoking and sedentary lifestyle promote this.
To diagnose atherosclerosis, the wall thickness of an artery is measured. Besides CT angiography, ultrasonography and doppler studies may help to diagnose this condition.
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can a CT angiogram help diagnose antherosclerosis?
What other tests are used to diagnose antherosclerosis?
I had my cholesterol levels and blood work done a year ago and everything was normal. I eat really healthy and am more on the small/thin side so I don't know if this means anything. I always attributed antherosclerosis to people who were more on the overweight side and ate a lot of junk food.
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Pulsatile tinnitus is a rhythmic pulsing sound that sometimes occurs in time with the heartbeat. It is usually associated with atherosclerosis. If the same vessel changes occur in the eye, it can cause visual symptoms, but this is usually constant.
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