Where damage shows up depends on which arteries fill with plaque, Bond said.
In the arteries feeding the heart, it could cause a heart attack.
In the arteries feeding the brain, it could cause a stroke or a transient ischemic attack, sometimes called a mini-stroke.
In the arteries feeding the legs, it could lead to peripheral artery disease.
Doctors group all of it under ASCVD, a term Bond said covered “disease of the entire arterial system—not only the heart.”
Where damage shows up depends on which arteries fill with plaque, Bond said.
In the arteries feeding the heart, it could cause a heart attack. In the arteries feeding the brain, it could cause a stroke or a transient ischemic attack, sometimes called a mini-stroke. In the arteries feeding the legs, it could lead to peripheral artery disease.
Doctors group all of it under ASCVD, a term Bond said covered “disease of the entire arterial system—not only the heart.”
