title: [Atherosclerosis and possibilities of dietary prevention or therapy].
abstract: Hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, smoking and diabetes mellitus are the main risk-factors for the development of early atherosclerosis. The association of hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis is well established: there is a strong correlation of the duration and severity of atherosclerosis to the extend of plaque-formation. Dietetic measures in large populations show reduction in cardiovascular events, drastic lipid-lowering therapy (i.e. drugs, plasma exchange, ileum-bypass operation) may induce regression of plaque-formation.
authors.affiliation: Medizinischen Poliklinik der Universität München, BRD.
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Spengel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control; D008875:Middle Aged; D010951:Plasma Exchange
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D004041:Dietary Fats
vernacular_title: Atherosklerose und Möglichkeiten der diätetischen Prävention bzw. Therapie.