Introduction 

Atherosclerosis is a general term given to several diseases which cause a hardening and thickening of the walls of the arterial system. Hence the phrase, hardening of the arteries. Atherosclerosis begins when monocytes (white blood cells) enter the walls of the arteries in certain areas and are transformed into cells which attract and accumulate fatty deposits. These places eventually become thickened and hard and are known as atherosclerosis plaque or atheroma's. All types of arteries are susceptible; peripheral, coronary,