Arteriosclerosis Classification and external resources
ICD-10	I70.
ICD-9	440.9
DiseasesDB	1039
MeSH	D001161

Arteriosclerosis refers to a hardening of medium and large arteries. The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (most commonly known by the abbreviation ICD) provides codes to classify Diseases The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision ( ICD -10) is a coding of diseases and signs symptoms abnormal findings I00-I99 - Diseases of the Circulatory system (I00-I02 Acute rheumatic fever ( Rheumatic fever without mention of Heart The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (most commonly known by the abbreviation ICD) provides codes to classify Diseases The following is a list of codes for International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. The Diseases Database is a free Website that provides information about the relationships between medical conditions Symptoms, and Medications. Medical Subject Headings ( MeSH) is a huge Controlled vocabulary (or metadata system for the purpose of indexing journal articles and books The most common form of arteriosclerosis is atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is a Disease affecting arterial Blood vessels It is a chronic inflammatory response in the walls of arteries in large part due to the accumulation

Etymology

The following terms are similar, yet distinct, in both spelling and meaning, and can be easily confused: arteriosclerosis, arteriolosclerosis, and atherosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis is a general term describing any hardening (and loss of elasticity) of medium or large arteries (from the Greek Arterio, meaning artery, and sclerosis, meaning hardening), arteriolosclerosis is any hardening (and loss of elasticity) of arterioles (small arteries), atherosclerosis is a hardening of an artery specifically due to an atheromatous plaque. An arteriole is a small diameter Blood vessel that extends and branches out from an Artery and leads to capillaries. Therefore, atherosclerosis is a form of arteriosclerosis.

Types

• Atherosclerosis is the most common form of arteriosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is a Disease affecting arterial Blood vessels It is a chronic inflammatory response in the walls of arteries in large part due to the accumulation In atherosclerosis, thickening of the intima with plaques that can contain lipid-laden macrophages ("foam cells"). Foam cells are cells in an Atheroma derived from both Macrophages and Smooth muscle cells ref> which have accumulated low density lipoproteins The plaques contain free lipid (cholesterol, etc. ) and are prone to calcification and ulceration.
• Arteriosclerosis obliterans is typically seen in medium and large arteries of the lower extremity. Characterized by fibrosis of the intima and calcification of the media. The lumen of the vessel may be obliterated or markedly narrowed.
• Medial calcific sclerosis (Monckeberg’s calcific sclerosis) is seen mostly in the elderly, commonly in arteries of the thyroid and uterus. Characterized by calcification of the internal elastic lamina but without thickening of the intima or narrowing of the vessel lumen. A similar form of an intramural calcification, presenting the picture of an early phase of arteriosclerosis, appears to be induced by a number of drugs that have an antiproliferative mechanism of action (Rainer Liedtke 2008). Rainer K Liedtke (*1943 Königsberg East Prussia) is a German physician scientist and entrepreneur
• Hyaline arteriolosclerosis refers to thickening of the walls of arterioles by the deposition of hyaline material. Atherosclerosis is a Disease affecting arterial Blood vessels It is a chronic inflammatory response in the walls of arteries in large part due to the accumulation The term hyaline (from the Greek ὕαλος ‘glassy’ literally refers to a substance with a glass-like appearance Often seen in kidney pathology.

External links

• Arterial Vascular Effects of Non-steroidal Antiphlogistic Drugs - A Biochemical Model on an Intramural Induction of Arteriosclerosis, Rainer K Liedtke, MD

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