{"id":649,"date":"2026-09-02T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T10:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medatlashealth.com\/?p=649"},"modified":"2026-10-28T12:12:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T12:12:52","slug":"atherosclerosis-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medatlashealth.com\/sr\/atherosclerosis-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Ateroskleroza: Kako se plak nakuplja u va\u0161im arterijama"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ateroskleroza se \u010desto pojednostavljeno opisuje kao \u201eza\u010depljenje arterija\u201c. Me\u0111utim, ono \u0161to se zapravo de\u0161ava unutar arterije mnogo je slo\u017eenije.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Plak se ne pojavljuje iznenada, niti predstavlja samo sloj masti koji se talo\u017ei na unutra\u0161njoj strani krvnog suda. Ateroskleroza je spora, progresivna bolest koja uklju\u010duje holesterol, zapaljenske procese, \u0107elije imunskog sistema i promene u samom zidu arterije.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proces mo\u017ee po\u010deti godinama, pa \u010dak i decenijama pre pojave prvih simptoma. Vremenom plak mo\u017ee suziti arteriju i ograni\u010diti protok krvi. Jo\u0161 opasnije, nestabilan plak mo\u017ee pu\u0107i i pokrenuti stvaranje krvnog ugru\u0161ka \u2014 \u0161to potencijalno mo\u017ee dovesti do sr\u010danog ili mo\u017edanog udara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kako onda zdrava arterija postepeno razvija aterosklerozu?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pogledajmo ovaj proces iznutra.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id649_94f741-d2 .kb-table-of-content-wrap{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);background-color:#f4f9ff;border-top:1px solid #e5eef9;border-right:1px solid #e5eef9;border-bottom:1px solid #e5eef9;border-left:1px solid 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.kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:var(--global-palette4, #2D3748);font-size:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-icon.kt-svg-icons649_79ee3f-1a{justify-content:center;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-icon kt-svg-icons kt-svg-icons649_79ee3f-1a alignnone\"><style>.kt-svg-item-649_a100c4-f7 .kb-svg-icon-wrap, .kt-svg-style-stacked.kt-svg-item-649_a100c4-f7 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:#df0e0e;font-size:40px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-single-icon kt-svg-style-default kt-svg-icon-wrap kt-svg-item-649_a100c4-f7\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-ic_droplet\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M3 0l-.34.34c-.11.11-2.66 2.69-2.66 4.88 0 1.65 1.35 3 3 3s3-1.35 3-3c0-2.18-2.55-4.77-2.66-4.88l-.34-.34zm-1.5 4.72c.28 0 .5.22.5.5 0 .55.45 1 1 1 .28 0 .5.22.5.5s-.22.5-.5.5c-1.1 0-2-.9-2-2 0-.28.22-.5.5-.5z\" transform=\"translate(1)\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:300px;border-top-right-radius:300px;border-bottom-left-radius:300px;border-bottom-right-radius:300px\">\u0160ta je ateroskleroza?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ateroskleroza je bolest kod koje se plak razvija unutar zidova arterija \u2014 krvnih sudova koji prenose krv od srca do tkiva \u0161irom organizma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;background-color:#f4f9ff;padding-top:12px;padding-right:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:12px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-71739e78 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aterosklerotski plak mo\u017ee sadr\u017eati:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>holesterol i druge lipide,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>zapaljenske \u0107elije i \u0107elije imunskog sistema,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u0107elijske ostatke,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>vezivno tkivo,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>kalcijum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kako bolest napreduje, zid arterije mo\u017ee postati deblji i manje elasti\u010dan, dok pojedini plakovi mogu izbo\u010diti u unutra\u0161njost krvnog suda i smanjiti prostor dostupan za protok krvi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ateroskleroza mo\u017ee zahvatiti arterije \u0161irom organizma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Kada zahvati koronarne arterije, doprinosi razvoju koronarne bolesti srca. U arterijama koje snabdevaju mozak krvlju mo\u017ee doprineti nastanku mo\u017edanog udara. Kada zahvati arterije nogu, mo\u017ee izazvati perifernu arterijsku bolest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Me\u0111utim, mnogo pre nego \u0161to se pojavi bilo koja od ovih komplikacija, unutar zida arterije ve\u0107 se odvijaju va\u017ene mikroskopske promene.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group medatlas-h2 has-border-color has-background is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4636a994 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;background-color:#eaf2fb;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px\"><style>.kt-svg-icons649_6f9992-64 .kt-svg-item-0 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:var(--global-palette4, #2D3748);font-size:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-icon.kt-svg-icons649_6f9992-64{justify-content:center;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-icon kt-svg-icons kt-svg-icons649_6f9992-64 alignnone\"><style>.kt-svg-item-649_2a4aa8-8e .kb-svg-icon-wrap, .kt-svg-style-stacked.kt-svg-item-649_2a4aa8-8e .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:#df0e0e;font-size:40px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-single-icon kt-svg-style-default kt-svg-icon-wrap kt-svg-item-649_2a4aa8-8e\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-ic_droplet\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M3 0l-.34.34c-.11.11-2.66 2.69-2.66 4.88 0 1.65 1.35 3 3 3s3-1.35 3-3c0-2.18-2.55-4.77-2.66-4.88l-.34-.34zm-1.5 4.72c.28 0 .5.22.5.5 0 .55.45 1 1 1 .28 0 .5.22.5.5s-.22.5-.5.5c-1.1 0-2-.9-2-2 0-.28.22-.5.5-.5z\" transform=\"translate(1)\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:21px;border-top-right-radius:21px;border-bottom-left-radius:21px;border-bottom-right-radius:21px\"><strong>Kako po\u010dinje stvaranje plaka?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-border-color\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:3px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px\">Korak 1: Dolazi do poreme\u0107aja funkcije endotela<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Unutra\u0161nja povr\u0161ina arterije prekrivena je tankim slojem \u0107elija koji se naziva endotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zdrav endotel poma\u017ee u regulaciji tonusa krvnih sudova, zapaljenskih procesa, zgru\u0161avanja krvi i prolaska razli\u010ditih supstanci izme\u0111u krvotoka i zida arterije.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nekoliko faktora kardiovaskularnog rizika mo\u017ee naru\u0161iti normalnu funkciju endotela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To uklju\u010duje:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>povi\u0161en krvni pritisak,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>povi\u0161ene nivoe aterogenih lipoproteina,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>pu\u0161enje,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>dijabetes i povi\u0161en nivo glukoze u krvi,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>hroni\u010dna zapaljenska stanja.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kada funkcija endotela postane naru\u0161ena, zid arterije postaje podlo\u017eniji procesima koji dovode do razvoja ateroskleroze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-border-color\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:3px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px\"><strong>Korak 2: LDL \u010destice ulaze u zid arterije<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Lipoprotein niske gustine, odnosno LDL, prenosi holesterol kroz krvotok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LDL ima va\u017enu fiziolo\u0161ku ulogu, ali dugotrajna izlo\u017eenost povi\u0161enim koncentracijama LDL-a i drugih aterogenih lipoproteina pove\u0107ava verovatno\u0107u da \u0107e ove \u010destice prodreti u zid arterije i tamo se zadr\u017eati.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kada se zadr\u017ee ispod endotela, ove \u010destice mogu pretrpeti hemijske promene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Imunski sistem po\u010dinje da prepoznaje zahva\u0107eno podru\u010dje kao abnormalno.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group medatlas-h2 has-border-color has-background is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4636a994 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;background-color:#eaf2fb;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px\"><style>.kt-svg-icons649_891592-6b .kt-svg-item-0 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:var(--global-palette4, #2D3748);font-size:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-icon.kt-svg-icons649_891592-6b{justify-content:center;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-icon kt-svg-icons kt-svg-icons649_891592-6b alignnone\"><style>.kt-svg-item-649_24e0bc-85 .kb-svg-icon-wrap, .kt-svg-style-stacked.kt-svg-item-649_24e0bc-85 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:#df0e0e;font-size:40px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-single-icon kt-svg-style-default kt-svg-icon-wrap kt-svg-item-649_24e0bc-85\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-ic_droplet\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M3 0l-.34.34c-.11.11-2.66 2.69-2.66 4.88 0 1.65 1.35 3 3 3s3-1.35 3-3c0-2.18-2.55-4.77-2.66-4.88l-.34-.34zm-1.5 4.72c.28 0 .5.22.5.5 0 .55.45 1 1 1 .28 0 .5.22.5.5s-.22.5-.5.5c-1.1 0-2-.9-2-2 0-.28.22-.5.5-.5z\" transform=\"translate(1)\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:271px;border-top-right-radius:271px;border-bottom-left-radius:271px;border-bottom-right-radius:271px\">Uklju\u010duje se zapaljenski proces<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ateroskleroza nije samo problem nakupljanja holesterola. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>To je tako\u0111e hroni\u010dni zapaljenski proces.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Signali iz zahva\u0107enog zida arterije privla\u010de \u0107elije imunskog sistema koje cirkuli\u0161u krvlju, naro\u010dito monocite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ove \u0107elije prolaze kroz endotel i ulaze u zid arterije, gde se razvijaju u makrofage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/medatlashealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/imflamation-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medatlashealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/imflamation-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/medatlashealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/imflamation-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/medatlashealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/imflamation-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/medatlashealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/imflamation.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kako ateroskleroza po\u010dinje unutar zida arterije: LDL holesterol prodire u intimu, oksiduje se, pokre\u0107e zapaljenski proces i preuzimaju ga makrofagi, stvaraju\u0107i penaste \u0107elije koje doprinose razvoju aterosklerotskog plaka.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Makrofagi deluju kao \u0107elije koje \u201e\u010diste\u201c o\u0161te\u0107eno podru\u010dje.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oni po\u010dinju da preuzimaju izmenjene lipidne \u010destice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Me\u0111utim, kada se u njima nakupi velika koli\u010dina holesterola, makrofagi postaju ispunjeni kapljicama lipida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Ove \u0107elije ispunjene holesterolom nazivaju se penaste \u0107elije.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group medatlas-h2 has-border-color has-background is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4636a994 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;background-color:#eaf2fb;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px\"><style>.kt-svg-icons649_a56c87-3f .kt-svg-item-0 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:var(--global-palette4, #2D3748);font-size:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-icon.kt-svg-icons649_a56c87-3f{justify-content:center;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-icon kt-svg-icons kt-svg-icons649_a56c87-3f alignnone\"><style>.kt-svg-item-649_50547d-03 .kb-svg-icon-wrap, .kt-svg-style-stacked.kt-svg-item-649_50547d-03 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:#df0e0e;font-size:40px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-single-icon kt-svg-style-default kt-svg-icon-wrap kt-svg-item-649_50547d-03\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-ic_droplet\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M3 0l-.34.34c-.11.11-2.66 2.69-2.66 4.88 0 1.65 1.35 3 3 3s3-1.35 3-3c0-2.18-2.55-4.77-2.66-4.88l-.34-.34zm-1.5 4.72c.28 0 .5.22.5.5 0 .55.45 1 1 1 .28 0 .5.22.5.5s-.22.5-.5.5c-1.1 0-2-.9-2-2 0-.28.22-.5.5-.5z\" transform=\"translate(1)\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:248px;border-top-right-radius:248px;border-bottom-left-radius:248px;border-bottom-right-radius:248px\">Od penastih \u0107elija do masne pruge<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Nakupljanje penastih \u0107elija stvara jednu od najranijih vidljivih promena kod ateroskleroze: masnu prugu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Masne pruge mogu nastati relativno rano tokom \u017eivota i ne moraju izazivati nikakve simptome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U ovoj fazi krv i dalje mo\u017ee proticati kroz arteriju bez zna\u010dajne prepreke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Me\u0111utim, ako faktori koji podsti\u010du razvoj ateroskleroze nastave da deluju, promena mo\u017ee dalje napredovati.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nakuplja se sve vi\u0161e lipida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pristi\u017ee sve vi\u0161e zapaljenskih \u0107elija.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0106elije unutar zida arterije reaguju na trajno o\u0161te\u0107enje.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Struktura arterije postepeno po\u010dinje da se menja.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group medatlas-h2 has-border-color has-background is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-64ee3706 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;background-color:#eaf2fb;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px\"><style>.kt-svg-icons649_e116d5-34 .kt-svg-item-0 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:var(--global-palette4, #2D3748);font-size:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-icon.kt-svg-icons649_e116d5-34{justify-content:center;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-icon kt-svg-icons kt-svg-icons649_e116d5-34 alignnone\"><style>.kt-svg-item-649_8be5da-83 .kb-svg-icon-wrap, .kt-svg-style-stacked.kt-svg-item-649_8be5da-83 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:#df0e0e;font-size:40px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-single-icon kt-svg-style-default kt-svg-icon-wrap kt-svg-item-649_8be5da-83\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-ic_droplet\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M3 0l-.34.34c-.11.11-2.66 2.69-2.66 4.88 0 1.65 1.35 3 3 3s3-1.35 3-3c0-2.18-2.55-4.77-2.66-4.88l-.34-.34zm-1.5 4.72c.28 0 .5.22.5.5 0 .55.45 1 1 1 .28 0 .5.22.5.5s-.22.5-.5.5c-1.1 0-2-.9-2-2 0-.28.22-.5.5-.5z\" transform=\"translate(1)\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:216px;border-top-right-radius:216px;border-bottom-left-radius:216px;border-bottom-right-radius:216px\">Kako nastaje zreli aterosklerotski plak<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kako promena napreduje, glatke mi\u0161i\u0107ne \u0107elije iz dubljih slojeva arterije mogu migrirati prema plaku koji se razvija.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ove \u0107elije u\u010destvuju u stvaranju kolagena i drugih komponenti vezivnog tkiva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vremenom se u plaku formiraju dva va\u017ena strukturna podru\u010dja.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f19c7d25 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:3px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:12px;padding-right:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:12px\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Jezgro bogato lipidima<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Centralni deo plaka mo\u017ee sadr\u017eati holesterol, druge lipide, zapaljenske \u0107elije i \u0107elijske ostatke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Ovaj deo se ponekad naziva nekroti\u010dno jezgro ili jezgro bogato lipidima.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9eef0109 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:3px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;padding-top:12px;padding-right:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:12px\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fibrozna kapa<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Iznad ovog jezgra formira se sloj vezivnog tkiva poznat kao fibrozna kapa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fibrozna kapa odvaja izrazito trombogeni sadr\u017eaj unutar plaka od krvi koja cirkuli\u0161e kroz arteriju.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ova razlika je izuzetno va\u017ena jer se svi aterosklerotski plakovi ne pona\u0161aju na isti na\u010din.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/medatlashealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ateroscprog-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medatlashealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ateroscprog-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/medatlashealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ateroscprog-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/medatlashealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ateroscprog-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/medatlashealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ateroscprog.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Napredovanje ateroskleroze od zdrave arterije, preko stvaranja masne pruge i nakupljanja aterosklerotskog plaka, do ozbiljnog su\u017eenja lumena arterije.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group medatlas-h2 has-border-color has-background is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4636a994 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;background-color:#eaf2fb;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px\"><style>.kt-svg-icons649_4f8a04-68 .kt-svg-item-0 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:var(--global-palette4, #2D3748);font-size:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-icon.kt-svg-icons649_4f8a04-68{justify-content:center;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-icon kt-svg-icons kt-svg-icons649_4f8a04-68 alignnone\"><style>.kt-svg-item-649_4ed4ca-9a .kb-svg-icon-wrap, .kt-svg-style-stacked.kt-svg-item-649_4ed4ca-9a .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:#df0e0e;font-size:40px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-single-icon kt-svg-style-default kt-svg-icon-wrap kt-svg-item-649_4ed4ca-9a\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-ic_droplet\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M3 0l-.34.34c-.11.11-2.66 2.69-2.66 4.88 0 1.65 1.35 3 3 3s3-1.35 3-3c0-2.18-2.55-4.77-2.66-4.88l-.34-.34zm-1.5 4.72c.28 0 .5.22.5.5 0 .55.45 1 1 1 .28 0 .5.22.5.5s-.22.5-.5.5c-1.1 0-2-.9-2-2 0-.28.22-.5.5-.5z\" transform=\"translate(1)\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:264px;border-top-right-radius:264px;border-bottom-left-radius:264px;border-bottom-right-radius:264px\">\u0160ta se de\u0161ava sa protokom krvi?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kako neki plakovi postaju ve\u0107i, mogu postepeno su\u017eavati lumen arterije \u2014 unutra\u0161nji prostor kroz koji krv proti\u010de.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Da biste razumeli za\u0161to je su\u017eenje arterije va\u017eno, korisno je znati kako krv normalno cirkuli\u0161e kroz kardiovaskularni sistem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Ovo su\u017eenje naziva se stenoza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U mirovanju, umereno su\u017eena arterija i dalje mo\u017ee obezbe\u0111ivati dovoljno krvi tkivu koje snabdeva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Problemi mogu postati primetni kada tkivu bude potrebno vi\u0161e kiseonika.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Na primer, ako je koronarna arterija zna\u010dajno su\u017eena, srce mo\u017ee dobijati dovoljno krvi dok osoba miruje, ali tokom fizi\u010dkog napora mo\u017ee do\u0107i do nedovoljnog snabdevanja sr\u010danog mi\u0161i\u0107a krvlju bogatom kiseonikom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Ova nesrazmera izme\u0111u snabdevanja kiseonikom i potreba sr\u010danog mi\u0161i\u0107a mo\u017ee dovesti do ishemije miokarda i simptoma kao \u0161to je angina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Me\u0111utim, stepen su\u017eenja arterije samo je jedan deo problema.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biolo\u0161ka stabilnost plaka mo\u017ee biti podjednako va\u017ena.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group medatlas-h2 has-border-color has-background is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4636a994 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;background-color:#eaf2fb;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px\"><style>.kt-svg-icons649_2b77e2-d3 .kt-svg-item-0 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:var(--global-palette4, #2D3748);font-size:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-icon.kt-svg-icons649_2b77e2-d3{justify-content:center;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-icon kt-svg-icons kt-svg-icons649_2b77e2-d3 alignnone\"><style>.kt-svg-item-649_00faf0-a3 .kb-svg-icon-wrap, .kt-svg-style-stacked.kt-svg-item-649_00faf0-a3 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:#df0e0e;font-size:40px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-single-icon kt-svg-style-default kt-svg-icon-wrap kt-svg-item-649_00faf0-a3\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-ic_droplet\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M3 0l-.34.34c-.11.11-2.66 2.69-2.66 4.88 0 1.65 1.35 3 3 3s3-1.35 3-3c0-2.18-2.55-4.77-2.66-4.88l-.34-.34zm-1.5 4.72c.28 0 .5.22.5.5 0 .55.45 1 1 1 .28 0 .5.22.5.5s-.22.5-.5.5c-1.1 0-2-.9-2-2 0-.28.22-.5.5-.5z\" transform=\"translate(1)\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:248px;border-top-right-radius:248px;border-bottom-left-radius:248px;border-bottom-right-radius:248px\">Stabilan i nestabilan plak<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u010cesta zabluda je da plak koji izaziva najve\u0107e su\u017eenje arterije uvek mora biti i najopasniji.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To nije nu\u017eno ta\u010dno.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neki plakovi imaju relativno debelu i \u010dvrstu fibroznu kapu i mogu ostati stabilni tokom du\u017eeg vremenskog perioda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drugi mogu imati ve\u0107e jezgro bogato lipidima, izra\u017eeniji zapaljenski proces i tanju fibroznu kapu. Takvi plakovi su podlo\u017eniji o\u0161te\u0107enju i pucanju.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ako za\u0161titna povr\u0161ina plaka pukne, posledice se mogu razviti veoma brzo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group medatlas-h2 has-border-color has-background is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4636a994 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;background-color:#eaf2fb;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px\"><style>.kt-svg-icons649_575e10-58 .kt-svg-item-0 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:var(--global-palette4, #2D3748);font-size:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-icon.kt-svg-icons649_575e10-58{justify-content:center;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-icon kt-svg-icons kt-svg-icons649_575e10-58 alignnone\"><style>.kt-svg-item-649_18456e-5b .kb-svg-icon-wrap, .kt-svg-style-stacked.kt-svg-item-649_18456e-5b .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:#df0e0e;font-size:40px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-single-icon kt-svg-style-default kt-svg-icon-wrap kt-svg-item-649_18456e-5b\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-ic_droplet\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M3 0l-.34.34c-.11.11-2.66 2.69-2.66 4.88 0 1.65 1.35 3 3 3s3-1.35 3-3c0-2.18-2.55-4.77-2.66-4.88l-.34-.34zm-1.5 4.72c.28 0 .5.22.5.5 0 .55.45 1 1 1 .28 0 .5.22.5.5s-.22.5-.5.5c-1.1 0-2-.9-2-2 0-.28.22-.5.5-.5z\" transform=\"translate(1)\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:277px;border-top-right-radius:277px;border-bottom-left-radius:277px;border-bottom-right-radius:277px\">\u0160ta se de\u0161ava kada plak pukne?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kada plak pukne, njegov sadr\u017eaj koji je prethodno bio odvojen od krvi koja cirkuli\u0161e kroz arteriju postaje izlo\u017een krvotoku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organizam o\u0161te\u0107enu povr\u0161inu prepoznaje kao povredu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Trombociti se aktiviraju i nakupljaju na mestu o\u0161te\u0107enja, dok sistem koagulacije doprinosi stvaranju tromba \u2014 krvnog ugru\u0161ka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U zavisnosti od njegove veli\u010dine i mesta nastanka, tromb mo\u017ee delimi\u010dno ili potpuno blokirati arteriju.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To je jedan od razloga zbog kojih ateroskleroza mo\u017ee godinama prolaziti gotovo neprimetno, a zatim iznenada izazvati hitno medicinsko stanje.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/medatlashealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Atherosclerosis_plaque-1.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">3D prikaz ateroskleroze koji pokazuje kako se plak postepeno razvija unutar zida arterije i vremenom su\u017eava njen lumen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c4768e3a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;background-color:#f4f9ff;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\" style=\"color:#1e73be\">U koronarnoj arteriji:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Akutno za\u010depljenje mo\u017ee prekinuti protok krvi do dela sr\u010danog mi\u0161i\u0107a i izazvati infarkt miokarda (sr\u010dani udar). Sr\u010dani udar i iznenadni sr\u010dani zastoj nisu isto stanje, iako sr\u010dani udar ponekad mo\u017ee izazvati sr\u010dani zastoj.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;background-color:#f4f9ff;padding-top:12px;padding-right:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:12px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-71739e78 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2\" style=\"color:#1e73be\">U arterijama koje snabdevaju mozak:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Za\u010depljenje arterije mo\u017ee prekinuti protok krvi do mo\u017edanog tkiva i izazvati ishemijski mo\u017edani udar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dakle, opasnost ne predstavlja uvek samo postepeno su\u017eavanje arterije.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ponekad je najve\u0107a opasnost iznenadni prelazak iz relativno stabilnog plaka u akutno stvaranje krvnog ugru\u0161ka.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group medatlas-h2 has-border-color has-background is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4636a994 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;background-color:#eaf2fb;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px\"><style>.kt-svg-icons649_b7c465-48 .kt-svg-item-0 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:var(--global-palette4, #2D3748);font-size:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-icon.kt-svg-icons649_b7c465-48{justify-content:center;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-icon kt-svg-icons kt-svg-icons649_b7c465-48 alignnone\"><style>.kt-svg-item-649_15047e-74 .kb-svg-icon-wrap, .kt-svg-style-stacked.kt-svg-item-649_15047e-74 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:#df0e0e;font-size:40px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-single-icon kt-svg-style-default kt-svg-icon-wrap kt-svg-item-649_15047e-74\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-ic_droplet\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M3 0l-.34.34c-.11.11-2.66 2.69-2.66 4.88 0 1.65 1.35 3 3 3s3-1.35 3-3c0-2.18-2.55-4.77-2.66-4.88l-.34-.34zm-1.5 4.72c.28 0 .5.22.5.5 0 .55.45 1 1 1 .28 0 .5.22.5.5s-.22.5-.5.5c-1.1 0-2-.9-2-2 0-.28.22-.5.5-.5z\" transform=\"translate(1)\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:238px;border-top-right-radius:238px;border-bottom-left-radius:238px;border-bottom-right-radius:238px\">Gde se mo\u017ee razviti ateroskleroza?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iako se mnogo pa\u017enje posve\u0107uje aterosklerozi koronarnih arterija, ateroskleroza je sistemska bolest koja mo\u017ee zahvatiti razli\u010dite arterije u organizmu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8bd6105a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:2px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;background-color:#f4f9ff;padding-top:12px;padding-right:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:12px\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Koronarne arterije: smanjen protok krvi mo\u017ee doprineti nastanku angine, koronarne bolesti srca i infarkta miokarda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Karotidne i mo\u017edane arterije: aterosklerotska bolest mo\u017ee doprineti nastanku prolaznih ishemijskih napada i mo\u017edanog udara.<\/strong> atherosclerotic disease can contribute to transient ischemic attacks and stroke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Periferne arterije: smanjena cirkulacija, naro\u010dito u nogama, mo\u017ee dovesti do periferne arterijske bolesti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Bubre\u017ene arterije: su\u017eenje arterija koje snabdevaju bubrege krvlju mo\u017ee dovesti do stenoze bubre\u017ene arterije i hipertenzije koju je te\u0161ko kontrolisati.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zbog toga osoba mo\u017ee imati aterosklerotsku bolest u vi\u0161e delova kardiovaskularnog sistema istovremeno.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group medatlas-h2 has-border-color has-background is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4636a994 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;background-color:#eaf2fb;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px\"><style>.kt-svg-icons649_009860-db .kt-svg-item-0 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:var(--global-palette4, #2D3748);font-size:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-icon.kt-svg-icons649_009860-db{justify-content:center;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-icon kt-svg-icons kt-svg-icons649_009860-db alignnone\"><style>.kt-svg-item-649_5362ed-3c .kb-svg-icon-wrap, .kt-svg-style-stacked.kt-svg-item-649_5362ed-3c .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:#df0e0e;font-size:40px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-single-icon kt-svg-style-default kt-svg-icon-wrap kt-svg-item-649_5362ed-3c\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-ic_droplet\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M3 0l-.34.34c-.11.11-2.66 2.69-2.66 4.88 0 1.65 1.35 3 3 3s3-1.35 3-3c0-2.18-2.55-4.77-2.66-4.88l-.34-.34zm-1.5 4.72c.28 0 .5.22.5.5 0 .55.45 1 1 1 .28 0 .5.22.5.5s-.22.5-.5.5c-1.1 0-2-.9-2-2 0-.28.22-.5.5-.5z\" transform=\"translate(1)\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:242px;border-top-right-radius:242px;border-bottom-left-radius:242px;border-bottom-right-radius:242px\">Za\u0161to ateroskleroza mo\u017ee godinama prolaziti bez simptoma?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Jedna od najva\u017enijih karakteristika ateroskleroze jeste njena duga subklini\u010dka faza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aterosklerotski plak u ranoj fazi obi\u010dno ne izaziva primetne simptome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pored toga, arterije se u po\u010detku mogu prilago\u0111avati razvoju plaka promenom svoje strukture, \u010dime se delimi\u010dno odr\u017eava veli\u010dina lumena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zbog toga se simptomi mogu pojaviti tek kada bolest zna\u010dajno uznapreduje \u2014 ili kada do\u0111e do akutne komplikacije.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upravo zato je procena kardiovaskularnog rizika va\u017ena \u010dak i kada se osoba ose\u0107a potpuno zdravo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group medatlas-h2 has-border-color has-background is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4636a994 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;background-color:#eaf2fb;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px\"><style>.kt-svg-icons649_482eeb-9c .kt-svg-item-0 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:var(--global-palette4, #2D3748);font-size:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-icon.kt-svg-icons649_482eeb-9c{justify-content:center;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-icon kt-svg-icons kt-svg-icons649_482eeb-9c alignnone\"><style>.kt-svg-item-649_7e3a17-58 .kb-svg-icon-wrap, .kt-svg-style-stacked.kt-svg-item-649_7e3a17-58 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:#df0e0e;font-size:40px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-single-icon kt-svg-style-default kt-svg-icon-wrap kt-svg-item-649_7e3a17-58\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-ic_droplet\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M3 0l-.34.34c-.11.11-2.66 2.69-2.66 4.88 0 1.65 1.35 3 3 3s3-1.35 3-3c0-2.18-2.55-4.77-2.66-4.88l-.34-.34zm-1.5 4.72c.28 0 .5.22.5.5 0 .55.45 1 1 1 .28 0 .5.22.5.5s-.22.5-.5.5c-1.1 0-2-.9-2-2 0-.28.22-.5.5-.5z\" transform=\"translate(1)\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:268px;border-top-right-radius:268px;border-bottom-left-radius:268px;border-bottom-right-radius:268px\">Glavni faktori rizika za aterosklerozu<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ateroskleroza nastaje kao rezultat me\u0111usobnog delovanja lipoproteina, promena u krvnim sudovima, zapaljenskih procesa, \u017eivotnih navika, genetike i drugih zdravstvenih stanja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:2px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;background-color:#f4f9ff;padding-top:12px;padding-right:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:12px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-71739e78 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Va\u017eni faktori rizika uklju\u010duju:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>povi\u0161en LDL holesterol i druge aterogene lipoproteine,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>povi\u0161en krvni pritisak,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>pu\u0161enje,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medatlashealth.com\/sr\/insulin-resistance-explained\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/medatlashealth.com\/insulin-resistance-explained\/\">dijabetes,<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>starije \u017eivotno doba,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>porodi\u010dnu anamnezu i genetske faktore,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>nedovoljnu fizi\u010dku aktivnost,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>na\u010din ishrane povezan sa pove\u0107anim kardiovaskularnim rizikom,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>odre\u0111ene hroni\u010dne zapaljenske bolesti.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Lipoprotein(a), odnosno Lp(a), predstavlja jo\u0161 jedan va\u017ean faktor kardiovaskularnog rizika. Njegov nivo je u velikoj meri genetski odre\u0111en, a povi\u0161en Lp(a) povezan je sa pove\u0107anim rizikom od aterosklerotskih kardiovaskularnih bolesti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prisustvo vi\u0161e faktora rizika istovremeno mo\u017ee zna\u010dajno pove\u0107ati ukupan kardiovaskularni rizik.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group medatlas-h2 has-border-color has-background is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4636a994 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;background-color:#eaf2fb;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px\"><style>.kt-svg-icons649_4b4cb9-56 .kt-svg-item-0 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:var(--global-palette4, #2D3748);font-size:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-icon.kt-svg-icons649_4b4cb9-56{justify-content:center;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-icon kt-svg-icons kt-svg-icons649_4b4cb9-56 alignnone\"><style>.kt-svg-item-649_1395c5-74 .kb-svg-icon-wrap, .kt-svg-style-stacked.kt-svg-item-649_1395c5-74 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:#df0e0e;font-size:40px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-single-icon kt-svg-style-default kt-svg-icon-wrap kt-svg-item-649_1395c5-74\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-ic_droplet\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M3 0l-.34.34c-.11.11-2.66 2.69-2.66 4.88 0 1.65 1.35 3 3 3s3-1.35 3-3c0-2.18-2.55-4.77-2.66-4.88l-.34-.34zm-1.5 4.72c.28 0 .5.22.5.5 0 .55.45 1 1 1 .28 0 .5.22.5.5s-.22.5-.5.5c-1.1 0-2-.9-2-2 0-.28.22-.5.5-.5z\" transform=\"translate(1)\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:251px;border-top-right-radius:251px;border-bottom-left-radius:251px;border-bottom-right-radius:251px\">Kako se otkriva ateroskleroza?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ne postoji jedan test koji je odgovaraju\u0107i za svaku osobu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lekari najpre uzimaju u obzir medicinsku i porodi\u010dnu anamnezu, simptome, krvni pritisak, nivo holesterola, glukozu u krvi, pu\u0161enje i ukupan kardiovaskularni rizik.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U zavisnosti od klini\u010dke situacije, dodatni pregledi mogu uklju\u010divati:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6aba0ad5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:2px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;background-color:#f4f9ff;padding-top:13px;padding-right:13px;padding-bottom:13px;padding-left:13px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#c7d9f0;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;background-color:#e5eef9;padding-top:12px;padding-right:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:12px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-71739e78 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3\" style=\"color:#1e73be\">Analize krvi<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lipidni profil omogu\u0107ava odre\u0111ivanje LDL holesterola, HDL holesterola i triglicerida. Dodatne analize ponekad mogu uklju\u010divati lipoprotein(a) ili apolipoprotein B.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#c7d9f0;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;background-color:#e5eef9;padding-top:12px;padding-right:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:12px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-71739e78 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4\" style=\"color:#1e73be\">CT odre\u0111ivanje kalcijuma u koronarnim arterijama<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CT pregled bez kontrasta mo\u017ee otkriti i izmeriti koli\u010dinu kalcijuma u koronarnim arterijama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dobijeni CAC skor (coronary artery calcium score) mo\u017ee pomo\u0107i u preciznijoj proceni kardiovaskularnog rizika kod odabranih pacijenata. <strong>coronary artery calcium (CAC) score<\/strong> can help refine cardiovascular risk assessment in selected patients.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#c7d9f0;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;background-color:#e5eef9;padding-top:12px;padding-right:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:12px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-efcdb8d2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5\" style=\"color:#1e73be\">CT koronarna angiografija<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CT koronarna angiografija omogu\u0107ava detaljan prikaz koronarnih arterija i mo\u017ee otkriti aterosklerotski plak i su\u017eenje arterija.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#c7d9f0;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;background-color:#e5eef9;padding-top:12px;padding-right:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:12px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-71739e78 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6\" style=\"color:#1e73be\">Sko\u010dno-nadlakti\u010dni indeks<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sko\u010dno-nadlakti\u010dni indeks predstavlja odnos krvnog pritiska izmerenog na sko\u010dnom zglobu i nadlaktici i mo\u017ee pomo\u0107i u otkrivanju periferne arterijske bolesti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U zavisnosti od simptoma i arterija za koje se sumnja da su zahva\u0107ene, mogu se koristiti i druge dijagnosti\u010dke metode.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group medatlas-h2 has-border-color has-background is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4636a994 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;background-color:#eaf2fb;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px\"><style>.kt-svg-icons649_3ddc79-f5 .kt-svg-item-0 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:var(--global-palette4, #2D3748);font-size:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-icon.kt-svg-icons649_3ddc79-f5{justify-content:center;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-icon kt-svg-icons kt-svg-icons649_3ddc79-f5 alignnone\"><style>.kt-svg-item-649_6ec6fe-e1 .kb-svg-icon-wrap, .kt-svg-style-stacked.kt-svg-item-649_6ec6fe-e1 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:#df0e0e;font-size:40px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-single-icon kt-svg-style-default kt-svg-icon-wrap kt-svg-item-649_6ec6fe-e1\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-ic_droplet\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M3 0l-.34.34c-.11.11-2.66 2.69-2.66 4.88 0 1.65 1.35 3 3 3s3-1.35 3-3c0-2.18-2.55-4.77-2.66-4.88l-.34-.34zm-1.5 4.72c.28 0 .5.22.5.5 0 .55.45 1 1 1 .28 0 .5.22.5.5s-.22.5-.5.5c-1.1 0-2-.9-2-2 0-.28.22-.5.5-.5z\" transform=\"translate(1)\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:242px;border-top-right-radius:242px;border-bottom-left-radius:242px;border-bottom-right-radius:242px\">Mo\u017ee li se ateroskleroza spre\u010diti ili usporiti?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ateroskleroza se razvija tokom mnogo godina, \u0161to istovremeno zna\u010di da postoji mnogo mogu\u0107nosti za smanjenje kardiovaskularnog rizika.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prevencija je usmerena na smanjenje izlo\u017eenosti faktorima koji doprinose o\u0161te\u0107enju arterija i stvaranju aterosklerotskog plaka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef9;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;background-color:#f4f9ff;padding-top:12px;padding-right:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:12px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-71739e78 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Va\u017ene mere uklju\u010duju:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>nepu\u0161enje<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>odr\u017eavanje zdravih vrednosti krvnog pritiska,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>kontrolu holesterola i drugih aterogenih lipoproteina,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>kontrolu dijabetesa kada je prisutan,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>redovnu fizi\u010dku aktivnost,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>na\u010din ishrane koji doprinosi zdravlju srca,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>redovne lekarske kontrole kada postoje faktori kardiovaskularnog rizika.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U zavisnosti od individualnog kardiovaskularnog rizika i medicinske istorije, mo\u017ee biti potrebna i terapija lekovima.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group medatlas-h2 has-border-color has-background is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4636a994 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;background-color:#eaf2fb;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px\"><style>.kt-svg-icons649_4b46ec-a0 .kt-svg-item-0 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:var(--global-palette4, #2D3748);font-size:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-icon.kt-svg-icons649_4b46ec-a0{justify-content:center;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-icon kt-svg-icons kt-svg-icons649_4b46ec-a0 alignnone\"><style>.kt-svg-item-649_bfa9c5-99 .kb-svg-icon-wrap, .kt-svg-style-stacked.kt-svg-item-649_bfa9c5-99 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:#df0e0e;font-size:40px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-single-icon kt-svg-style-default kt-svg-icon-wrap kt-svg-item-649_bfa9c5-99\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-ic_droplet\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M3 0l-.34.34c-.11.11-2.66 2.69-2.66 4.88 0 1.65 1.35 3 3 3s3-1.35 3-3c0-2.18-2.55-4.77-2.66-4.88l-.34-.34zm-1.5 4.72c.28 0 .5.22.5.5 0 .55.45 1 1 1 .28 0 .5.22.5.5s-.22.5-.5.5c-1.1 0-2-.9-2-2 0-.28.22-.5.5-.5z\" transform=\"translate(1)\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:235px;border-top-right-radius:235px;border-bottom-left-radius:235px;border-bottom-right-radius:235px\">\u0160ira slika: Ateroskleroza je vi\u0161e od \u201eza\u010depljene cevi\u201c<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mo\u017eda je najbolji na\u010din da razumemo aterosklerozu da prestanemo da posmatramo arterije kao obi\u010dne cevi kroz koje proti\u010de krv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plak nije samo masno\u0107a koja se talo\u017ei na unutra\u0161njoj strani krvnog suda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Ateroskleroza je dinami\u010dan biolo\u0161ki proces koji uklju\u010duje aterogene lipoproteine, poreme\u0107aj funkcije endotela, aktivaciju imunskog sistema, zapaljenske procese, promene u strukturi tkiva i trombozu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ovaj proces mo\u017ee neprimetno napredovati tokom vi\u0161e decenija.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iako postepeno su\u017eavanje arterije mo\u017ee smanjiti protok krvi, jedan od najopasnijih trenutaka nastaje kada do\u0111e do o\u0161te\u0107enja plaka i iznenadnog stvaranja krvnog ugru\u0161ka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Razumevanje ovog procesa pokazuje za\u0161to je kontrola faktora kardiovaskularnog rizika toliko va\u017ena mnogo pre nego \u0161to se pojave prvi simptomi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Srce mo\u017ee delovati sna\u017eno, dok promene u kardiovaskularnom sistemu ipak mogu dugoro\u010dno uticati na njegovo zdravlje.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;background-color:#f4f9ff;padding-top:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:15px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5c2a41ba wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group medatlas-h2 has-border-color has-background is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-64ee3706 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;background-color:#eaf2fb;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px\"><style>.kt-svg-icons649_83ec56-c1 .kt-svg-item-0 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:var(--global-palette4, #2D3748);font-size:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-icon.kt-svg-icons649_83ec56-c1{justify-content:center;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-icon kt-svg-icons kt-svg-icons649_83ec56-c1 alignnone\"><style>.kt-svg-item-649_26841a-9b .kb-svg-icon-wrap, .kt-svg-style-stacked.kt-svg-item-649_26841a-9b .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:#df0e0e;font-size:40px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-single-icon kt-svg-style-default kt-svg-icon-wrap kt-svg-item-649_26841a-9b\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-ic_droplet\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M3 0l-.34.34c-.11.11-2.66 2.69-2.66 4.88 0 1.65 1.35 3 3 3s3-1.35 3-3c0-2.18-2.55-4.77-2.66-4.88l-.34-.34zm-1.5 4.72c.28 0 .5.22.5.5 0 .55.45 1 1 1 .28 0 .5.22.5.5s-.22.5-.5.5c-1.1 0-2-.9-2-2 0-.28.22-.5.5-.5z\" transform=\"translate(1)\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:287px;border-top-right-radius:287px;border-bottom-left-radius:287px;border-bottom-right-radius:287px\">\u010cesto postavljana pitanja<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Da li su ateroskleroza i arterioskleroza isto?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"has-border-color has-theme-palette-9-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph translation-block\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;padding-top:12px;padding-right:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:12px\">Ne. Arterioskleroza je \u0161iri pojam koji opisuje zadebljanje i gubitak elasti\u010dnosti arterija. Ateroskleroza je specifi\u010dan oblik bolesti arterija koji karakteri\u0161e razvoj plaka bogatog lipidima unutar zida arterije.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Da li konzumiranje masti direktno za\u010depljuje arterije?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"has-border-color has-theme-palette-9-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;padding-top:12px;padding-right:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:12px\">Ne. Proces je mnogo slo\u017eeniji. Na\u010din ishrane mo\u017ee uticati na nivo lipida u krvi i kardiovaskularni rizik, ali aterosklerotski plak nastaje unutar zida arterije kroz slo\u017eeno me\u0111usobno delovanje lipoproteina, zapaljenskih procesa, \u0107elija imunskog sistema, \u0107elija krvnih sudova i drugih faktora.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Mo\u017ee li ateroskleroza postojati bez simptoma?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"has-border-color has-theme-palette-9-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;padding-top:12px;padding-right:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:12px\">Da. Rana, pa \u010dak i umereno uznapredovala ateroskleroza mo\u017ee postojati bez primetnih simptoma. Neke osobe saznaju da imaju aterosklerozu tek nakon pojave kardiovaskularne komplikacije ili tokom dijagnosti\u010dkih pregleda.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Mo\u017ee li se ateroskleroza razviti kod mladih ljudi?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"has-border-color has-theme-palette-9-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;padding-top:12px;padding-right:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:12px\">Rane aterosklerotske promene mogu po\u010deti mnogo ranije u \u017eivotu nego \u0161to ve\u0107ina ljudi pretpostavlja. Klini\u010dke komplikacije su znatno \u010de\u0161\u0107e u kasnijem \u017eivotnom dobu, ali dugotrajna izlo\u017eenost faktorima kardiovaskularnog rizika uti\u010de na napredovanje bolesti.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Mo\u017ee li aterosklerotski plak potpuno nestati?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"has-border-color has-theme-palette-9-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;padding-top:12px;padding-right:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:12px\">Ateroskleroza se mo\u017ee le\u010diti, a intenzivna kontrola faktora rizika mo\u017ee usporiti njeno napredovanje, stabilizovati plakove i, u odre\u0111enim okolnostima, dovesti do delimi\u010dnog smanjenja koli\u010dine plaka. Glavni cilj le\u010denja je smanjenje rizika od sr\u010danog udara, mo\u017edanog udara i drugih kardiovaskularnih komplikacija.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Za\u0161to i mali plak mo\u017ee izazvati sr\u010dani udar?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"has-border-color has-theme-palette-9-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;padding-top:12px;padding-right:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:12px\">Te\u017eina akutnog doga\u0111aja ne zavisi samo od toga koliko je arterija prethodno bila su\u017eena. Ako do\u0111e do o\u0161te\u0107enja ili pucanja nestabilnog plaka, brzo stvaranje tromba mo\u017ee iznenada blokirati protok krvi.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group medatlas-h2 has-border-color has-background is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4636a994 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:#e5eef8;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:18px;border-top-right-radius:18px;border-bottom-left-radius:18px;border-bottom-right-radius:18px;background-color:#eaf2fb;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px\"><style>.kt-svg-icons649_46cc7a-8d .kt-svg-item-0 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:var(--global-palette4, #2D3748);font-size:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-icon.kt-svg-icons649_46cc7a-8d{justify-content:center;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-icon kt-svg-icons kt-svg-icons649_46cc7a-8d alignnone\"><style>.kt-svg-item-649_89dc86-fe .kb-svg-icon-wrap, .kt-svg-style-stacked.kt-svg-item-649_89dc86-fe .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:#df0e0e;font-size:40px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-single-icon kt-svg-style-default kt-svg-icon-wrap kt-svg-item-649_89dc86-fe\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-ic_droplet\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M3 0l-.34.34c-.11.11-2.66 2.69-2.66 4.88 0 1.65 1.35 3 3 3s3-1.35 3-3c0-2.18-2.55-4.77-2.66-4.88l-.34-.34zm-1.5 4.72c.28 0 .5.22.5.5 0 .55.45 1 1 1 .28 0 .5.22.5.5s-.22.5-.5.5c-1.1 0-2-.9-2-2 0-.28.22-.5.5-.5z\" transform=\"translate(1)\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:235px;border-top-right-radius:235px;border-bottom-left-radius:235px;border-bottom-right-radius:235px\">Zaklju\u010dak <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ateroskleroza je spor proces koji mo\u017ee po\u010deti mnogo pre pojave prvih simptoma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Po\u010dinje promenama unutar zida arterije. Aterogene lipoproteinske \u010destice se zadr\u017eavaju u njemu, zapaljenski proces privla\u010di \u0107elije imunskog sistema, penaste \u0107elije se nakupljaju, a masna pruga se postepeno mo\u017ee razviti u zreli aterosklerotski plak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neki plakovi postepeno ograni\u010davaju protok krvi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drugi mogu postati nestabilni i pu\u0107i, pokre\u0107u\u0107i stvaranje krvnog ugru\u0161ka koji mo\u017ee iznenada blokirati arteriju.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zbog toga prevencija ateroskleroze ne podrazumeva samo spre\u010davanje \u201eza\u010depljenja arterija\u201c. 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