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| potentially serious condition in which atheromas clog the arteries |
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| lipid molecule needed for cell membranes and synthesising steroid hormones |
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| swelling on inner wall of artery made up of fatty material and connective tissue |
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| diseases affecting the heart or circulation |
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| chest pain occurring when blood supply to heart muscle is restricted |
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| peripheral vascular disorders |
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| condition caused by blockage to arteries other than coronary arteries, the aorta or those in the brain |
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| blood component important in clotting; it is converted to thrombin during clotting |
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| produced from prothrombin during blood clotting |
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| blood protein that is converted to fibrin during the blood clotting process |
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| protein that helps form a blood clot |
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| blood clot within a blood vessel |
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| any detached mass of material carried by the circulation |
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| myocardial infarction (MI) |
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| medical term for a heart attack in which blood flow to the heart is reduced |
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| deep vein thrombosis (DVT) |
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| blood clot in a deep vein often in the leg |
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| an embolism (blood clot) in the pulmonary circulation |
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| lipid molecule needed for cell membranes and synthesising steroid hormones |
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| assembly of protein with lipid that enables movement of lipid in water and through membranes |
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| high-density lipoprotein (HDL) |
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| carries excess cholesterol away from blood cells and artery surfaces to the liver for elimination |
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| low-density lipoprotein (LDL) |
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| carries cholesterol to body cells; if body cells have enough cholesterol LDL may deposit cholesterol leading to atheroma in arteries |
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| receptor that recognises LDLs and encourages their uptake |
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| a medicine that helps lower LDLs in the blood |
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