There is an association with a delay in atherosclerosis in an animal model.

Intimal thickening is in fact a complex process, depending on a variety of factors, not necessarily related to atherosclerosis.

Psychosocial stress of this type not only alters cognitive function in lower ranking animals, but it can also promote disease (for example, atherosclerosis) among those vying for the dominant position.

Pulsatile tinnitus is usually objective in nature, resulting from altered blood flow, increased blood turbulence near the ear (such as from atherosclerosis, venous hum, but it can also arise as a subjective phenomenon from an increased awareness of blood flow in the ear.