The following are the most important diseases or complications that can be caused by atherosclerosis (arteriosclerosis, hardening of the arteries):
Eyes and eye appendages (H00-H59).
- Visual disturbances up to amaurosis (blindness).
Skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
- Trophic disorders due to decreased blood flow.
Cardiovascular system (I00-I99)
- Aortic sclerosis – remodeling of the aortic wall caused by atherosclerosis.
- Apoplexy (stroke)
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm (BAA) – pathological dilation of the abdominal aorta (aorta).
- Carotid stenosis (carotid artery stenosis)
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Coronary artery disease (CAD) – narrowing of the coronary arteries due to atherosclerosis with the possible consequence of myocardial infarction (heart attack).
- Myocardial infarction (heart attack)
- Heart failure (cardiac insufficiency)
- Peripheral arterial occlusive disease (pAVK) – progressive narrowing or occlusion of the arteries supplying the arms / (more often) legs, usually due to atherosclerosis (arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerosis).
- Cerebral atherosclerosis
Mouth, esophagus (food pipe), stomach and intestines (K00-K67; K90-K93).
- Ischemic bowel disease – reduced blood flow to the digestive organs caused by constriction of the vessels.
Psyche – nervous system (F00-F99; G00-G99).
- Cerebrovascular insufficiency – limitation of brain function due to decreased oxygen supply.
- Transient ischemic attack (TIA) – sudden onset of impaired blood flow to the brain, resulting in neurologic dysfunction that resolves within 24 hours
- Erectile dysfunction (ED) – erectile dysfunction.
Genitourinary tract (kidneys, urinary tract – sex organs) (N00-N99).
- Chronic renal insufficiency (kidney weakness).