3rd June 2026

Complications

As discussed above, complications of atherosclerosis are dependent on which vessels the plaques are found in. 

• Neurological – Ischaemic stroke, TIA, vascular dementia 
• Cardiac – Myocardial infarction, heart failure, arrhythmias, angina 
• Peripheral – Ulcers, claudication, critical limb ischaemia, gangrene, limb loss 
• Renal – CKD, Renovascular hypertension  
• Abdominal – Abdominal aortic aneurysms, mesenteric ischaemia