How does plaque of right carotid artery form

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Right carotid plaque is a common situation in people at present. Generally speaking, patients need to actively understand the causes of right carotid plaque. Therefore, the content of this article is about how to form right carotid plaque.

How does plaque of right carotid artery form

First, atherosclerosis is the main cause of right carotid artery plaque, and in life, the occurrence of atherosclerosis is mostly related to the following factors, such as age, gender, family patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, high total cholesterol, high and low density lipoprotein, hypertriglyceridemia, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, smoking and so on.

Second, hypertension and arteriosclerosis can directly damage the carotid artery, especially the bifurcation of the common carotid artery and the initial segment of the internal carotid artery. Due to the hemodynamics, the blood flow here is easy to form eddy current. Over time, the eddy current will damage the intima of the artery, and the platelet and lipid components will deposit in the damaged area, slowly forming atherosclerotic plaque.

Third, carotid stenosis is mainly caused by the formation of carotid bifurcation atherosclerotic plaque.

matters needing attention

In the right carotid plaque is how to form the problem of understanding, patients in daily life should also pay attention to maintain a light diet, eat less high-fat and high sugar food.