Symptoms. Atherosclerosis is often referred to as a silent killer, since symptoms often don’t appear or are minimal until it causes severe cardiovascular disease or other complications.

image: A research team from HKUMed develops a nanoparticle-based targeted drug delivery system for treatment of obesity and atherosclerosis. The research team members include: (from left) Dr Zhang ...

Atherosclerosis happens when a fatty substance called plaque builds up inside your arteries. There are typically few noticeable symptoms until the situation becomes dire and you experience ...