proatherosclerotic

English

Etymology

From pro- +‎ atherosclerotic.

Adjective

proatherosclerotic (not comparable)

1. That leads to atherosclerosis
   • 2015 December 29, “Interactions among Candidate Genes Selected by Meta-Analyses Resulting in Higher Risk of Ischemic Stroke in a Chinese Population”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Generated by ACE, angiotensin II (Ang II) is a powerful vasoconstrictor and a potential proatherosclerotic endogenous compound[17 ].