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james suffers from atherosclerosis a condition that causes artery walls to harden and thicken atherosclerosis restricts blood to flow to organs and tissues the restricted blood flow increases blood flow pressure in which system does atherosclerosis develop

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Atherosclerosis is a common condition that develops when a sticky substance called plaque builds up inside your arteries. Disease linked to atherosclerosis is the leading cause of death in the United States. About half of Americans between ages 45 and 84 have atherosclerosis and don’t know it.

Atherosclerosis develops slowly as cholesterol, fat, blood cells and other substances in your blood form plaque. When the plaque builds up, it causes your arteries to narrow. This reduces the supply of oxygen-rich blood to tissues of vital organs in the body.

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