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LachoooDaOriginl t1_j7kbpvm wrote

Reply to comment by ZookeepergameOpen824 in What's the mechanism behind smog causing stroke or heart disease? by Raul_Endy

so it makes a bunch of blood clots waiting to happen? damn

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Proof_Device_8197 t1_j7ogotx wrote

The vessels go into ‘repair mode’ initiated by inflammation due to the oxidative stress insults described above. Going into inflammatory repair mode response is essentially the body’s way of laying down scar tissue in the blood vessels. This entire process repeats over and over again until you’ve essentially decreased the integrity and function of the vessels themselves, leading to cardiac diseases.

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