Atherosclerosis is defined as a condition which affects arterial blood vessels because of inflammatory reaction of WBCs in the walls of arteries. This is promoted by LDL without sufficient removal of fats and cholesterol by macrophages through functional HDL. It causes hardening or loss of elasticity of medium or large arteries. It can be diagnosed by angiography.Scholarly peer review is the process of subjecting an author'sscholarlywork, research, or ideas to the scrutiny of others who are experts in the same field, before a paper describing this work is published in a journal. The work may be accepted, considered acceptable with revisions, or rejected. Peer review requires a community of experts in a given (narrowly defined) field, who are qualified and able to perform reasonably impartial review.
Last date updated on April, 2024