

Arteriosclerosis & Atherosclerosis Arteriosclerosis & Atherosclerosis are often interchanged but are different. Arteriosclerosis is the thickening, hardening and loss of elasticity of the walls of arteries . Unlike atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis is a sclerosis that only affects small arteries and arterioles , which carry important nutrients and blood to the body’s organs.This process g...