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Arteriosclerosis
Can arteriosclerosis be reversed by lower cholesterol,if someone is having plaque in arteries, or is it irreversible.
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Dr. Nagaraj Desai
Cardiologist
46 yrs exp
Bangalore
It’s said that that it may be in early stages. A clinical evaluation is necessary to prognosticate the reversibility. It’s a great question!
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Dr. Lokanath M
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5 yrs exp
Kottayam
Depends on the person and clinic situation... How did you identify plaque??..
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Dr. Rajinder Thaploo
Cardiologist
13 yrs exp
Kangra
Depends on age ...extend and composition of plaque in atherosclerosis ....lipid profile risk factor modification and most importantly composition of plaque which can be made on intravascular imaging ...n extend of plaque...and minimum what can be done is ct calcuium score
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