Atherosclerosis
Plaque building in artery walls. The slow, silent, cumulative cost, driven by years of shifted lipids and pressure rather than by any single cycle.
Relationships
7 connectionsAtherosclerosis increases risk of
Apolipoprotein B
Counts the actual number of artery-clogging particles rather than the cholesterol inside them. A better read on risk than LDL-C when the two disagree.
LDL Cholesterol
The fraction that deposits into vessel walls. Rises on most androgens and sharply on orals.
Oxidative Stress
Damage from reactive oxygen outpacing the cell's ability to mop it up. One of the mechanisms behind androgen effects on liver and heart tissue that are not explained by the receptor alone.
Systolic Blood Pressure
Peak arterial pressure. Rises through water retention, thicker blood and vessel stiffening, and it is cheap to check at home weekly.
Triglycerides
Circulating fat. Moves with diet and insulin sensitivity as much as with any compound, which is why it needs reading alongside the rest of the panel.
Atherosclerosis reduces risk of
HDL Cholesterol
The protective lipid fraction. Oral 17-alpha-alkylated steroids can cut it by half or more within weeks, and it is the fastest-moving marker of cardiovascular cost.
Reverse Cholesterol Transport
HDL clearing cholesterol out of vessel walls and back to the liver. Oral steroids induce hepatic lipase, which dismantles this clean-up crew.
Beyond this page
Atherosclerosis also connects to 9 entries in the applied modules, covering supplements, compounds, hormones and food sources. Those carry the mechanism and the evidence tier behind each link, and they are part of client coaching.
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