Chapter 9 - Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)»Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries (I70-I79)»Atherosclerosis (I70)
I70
Atherosclerosis
Sub-codes (10)
- I70.0 Atherosclerosis of aorta
- I70.1 Atherosclerosis of renal artery
- I70.2 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of the extremities
- I70.3 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities
- I70.4 Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities
- I70.5 Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological bypass graft(s) of the extremities
- I70.6 Atherosclerosis of nonbiological bypass graft(s) of the extremities
- I70.7 Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities
- I70.8 Atherosclerosis of other arteries
- I70.9 Other and unspecified atherosclerosis
Related indications (MeSH) (4)
Thickening of the walls of small ARTERIES or ARTERIOLES due to cell proliferation or HYALINE deposition.
Thickening and loss of elasticity of the walls of ARTERIES of all sizes. There are many forms classified by the types of lesions and arteries involved, such as ATHEROSCLEROSIS with fatty lesions in the ARTERIAL INTIMA of medium and large muscular arteries.
A thickening and loss of elasticity of the walls of ARTERIES that occurs with formation of ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUES within the ARTERIAL INTIMA.
Lesions formed within the walls of ARTERIES associated with deposits of fat and other substances that accumulate in the lining of the artery wall.