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• Alternative medicine (theories) [r]: Overview of social, cultural and philosophical perspectives of concepts relating to human health and healing offering links to more detailed discussions ^[e]
• Atorvastatin [r]: Sold as Lipitor®, a type II statin used to treat high cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia), ^[e]
• Bobby Driscoll [r]: Former, academy-awarded child actor of the 1940s and 1950; best known for his performances in some famous Walt Disney pictures. ^[e]
• C-reactive protein [r]: Globulin that appears in the blood in certain acute inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatic fever, bacterial infections, and neoplastic diseases. ^[e]
• Carotid intima-media thickness [r]: Measurement of the thickness of artery walls, usually by external ultrasound, or by invasive ultrasound catheters, to both detect the presence and to track the progression of atherosclerotic disease. ^[e]
• Cerivastatin [r]: A type II statin formerly used to treat high cholesterol levels (hypercholesterolemia). ^[e]
• Coronary heart disease [r]: Disease of the heart that involves narrowing of the coronary arteries. ^[e]
• Fluvastatin [r]: Fluorophenyl-based statin, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, for reduction of cholesterol, triglycerides and apo B. ^[e]
• Lovastatin [r]: Type I statin and 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor used to treat hypercholesterolemia. ^[e]
• Mediastinum [r]: Non-delineated group of structures in the thorax, between the pleural sacs, surrounded by loose connective tissue. ^[e]
• Myocardial infarction [r]: A heart attack, gross necrosis of the myocardium, resulting from interruption of the blood supply to the area. ^[e]
• Neurology [r]: The medical specialty concerned with evaluating the nervous system and the other system that it affects, and the treatment of nervous system disorders. ^[e]
• Peripheral arterial disease [r]: Occlusive disease of the arteries most often caused by progressive atherosclerosis. ^[e]
• Progressive disease [r]: One that gets worse by growing or spreading. ^[e]
• Renal artery stenosis [r]: Narrowing of the renal artery, most often caused by atherosclerosis or fibromuscular dysplasia. ^[e]
• Rosuvastatin [r]: A type II statin, marketed as Crestor®, used to treat high cholesterol levels. ^[e]
• Stent [r]: Slender thread, rod, or catheter inserted into a tubular structure, such as a blood vessel, to provide support during or after anastomosis. ^[e]
• Stroke [r]: A sudden loss of brain function due to interrupted blood supply. ^[e]
• Vascular disease [r]: Pathological processes involving any of the blood vessels in the cardiac or peripheral circulation. They include diseases of arteries; veins; and rest of the vasculature system in the body. ^[e]