Why plaque develop in artery, not in vein?
In medical community there is a group of clinicians who believe Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) is major cause of atherosclerosis, while another group of clinicians believe LDL is not the cause of atherosclerosis. Confusing right? This article will provide insight on this ongoing debate in medical community. Argument proposed by clinicians who believe LDL is not the major cause of atherosclerosis: If LDL is causative risk factor for heart disease, why do we only see plaque in arteries not in vein? Seems legit point. Even if vein is part of same circulation, it receives same blood so it should have same exposure of LDL as to arteries. This is a great question. We are going to address this in this article. Figure: Comparison of structure of artery vs vein 1 Artery and vein have almost identical st...