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Synonyms
Atherosclerotic cardiosclerosis is a condition which is classified as an ischemic cardiopathy which is not accompanied with pain. This condition is clinically characterized by a degeneration of the muscle fibers which get subsequently substituted with connective tissue. This can occur as a consequence of atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries, which is why it has been also termed coronary myocardial cardiosclerosis.
Articles for Atherosclerotic cardiosclerosis
Diagnosis
A diagnosis is based on the age of the patient, the clinical symptoms of the disease, the potential accompaniment by hypertensive disease, diabetes or atherosclerosis of other organs, etc.
Introduction
Prognosis of atherosclerotic cardiosclerosis
The prognosis of this disease is moderate since the sclerotic process is irreversible. Prognosis is more severe in patients who exhibit symptoms of acute coronary insufficiency, severe rhythm disruptions, and hypertension.
Symptoms
In a majority of cases, patients do not experience symptoms for years. At the onset of the disease, patients may experience dyspnea, cardiac asthma and other symptoms.
Treatment
The treatment of atherosclerotic cardiosclerosis (when no complications such as heart failure, or rhythm disruptions are occurring) is, in general, the same as the treatment for atherosclerosis.
