HARDENING OF THE ARTERIES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hardening of the arteries mean? 

• HARDENING OF THE ARTERIES (noun)
  The noun HARDENING OF THE ARTERIES has 1 sense:

1. sclerosis of the arterial walls

  Familiarity information: HARDENING OF THE ARTERIES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HARDENING OF THE ARTERIES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sclerosis of the arterial walls

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

arterial sclerosis; arteriosclerosis; coronary-artery disease; hardening of the arteries; induration of the arteries

Hypernyms ("hardening of the arteries" is a kind of...):

induration; sclerosis (any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hardening of the arteries"):

atherosclerosis; coronary artery disease (a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries)

arteriosclerosis obliterans (a stage of arteriosclerosis involving closure of blood vessels)

 Context examples 

Arterial stiffness, sometimes called hardening of the arteries, is a known risk factor for heart attack and stroke in adults.

(Too Much Salt? Unhealthy Blood Vessels Changes, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

There is no current treatment for hardening of the arteries, which is caused by build-up of bone-like calcium deposits, stiffening the arteries and restricting blood flow to organs and tissues.

(Cause of hardening of the arteries – and potential treatment – identified, University of Cambridge)

These plaques, a hallmark of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), also tended to be more structurally unstable, which means that they have an increased likelihood of causing heart attack and stroke.

(Researchers have found a link between allergen in red meat and heart disease, National Institutes of Health)

Patients may be shorter than average, and have health problems such as loss and graying of hair, hardening of the arteries, thinning of the bones, diabetes, and thin, hardened skin.

(Adult progeria, NCI Dictionary)

In studies using mice, they discovered a previously unknown mechanism between the brain, bone marrow, and blood vessels that appears to protect against the development of atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries — but only when sleep is healthy and sound.

(Study helps solve mystery of how sleep protects against heart disease, National Institutes of Health)

Detailed experiments with these showed that the antibiotic minocycline was highly effective in preventing hardening of the arteries.

(Cause of hardening of the arteries – and potential treatment – identified, University of Cambridge)

Additionally, using rats with chronic kidney disease, the researchers found that minocycline – a widely-prescribed antibiotic often used to treat acne – could treat hardening of the arteries by preventing the build-up of calcium in the circulatory system.

(Cause of hardening of the arteries – and potential treatment – identified, University of Cambridge)

A team of UK scientists have identified the mechanism behind hardening of the arteries, and shown in animal studies that a generic medication normally used to treat acne could be an effective treatment for the condition.

(Cause of hardening of the arteries – and potential treatment – identified, University of Cambridge)

The team, led by the University of Cambridge and King’s College London, found that a molecule once thought only to exist inside cells for the purpose of repairing DNA is also responsible for hardening of the arteries, which is associated with dementia, heart disease, high blood pressure and stroke.

(Cause of hardening of the arteries – and potential treatment – identified, University of Cambridge)