BLA 019: Atherosclerosis 101: The Basics of Heart Disease

Building Lifelong Athletes · Mar 21, 2023 · 32m

In this episode we talk about the physiology and pathology of atherosclerosis, and what actually causes heart disease.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 - Introduction

01:05 - Atherosclerosis Overview

02:16 - Statistics

04:14 - Atherosclerosis Early Risk Factors

06:06 - Progression and apoB

08:28 - Arterial Structure

11:30 - Endothelial Dysfunction 1

5:03 - Adhesion Initiation

17:49 - Angiotensin II

19:45 - The Role of blood sugar and atherosclerosis

21:12 - The role of monocytes/lymphocytes

23:39 - The role of neutrophils

24:29 - The role of platelets

25:35 - Plaque Formation

27:40 - Stable vs unstable plaque…