Atherosclerosis is a disease characterized by a focal intimal thickening of medium and large-
sized arteries. Its clinical manifestations include cerebral and myocardial infarction.
Epidemiological studies have identified several factors associated with an increased
incidence of coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular disease, such as
hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, smoking and diabetes, but it remains to be clarified if
these factors are mainly atherogenic or thrombogenic. Some further information have been …