Which outcome occurs in arteriosclerosis due to endothelium damage?

💡 Explanation

Increased platelet aggregation therefore occurs rather than permeability decreasing, due to decreased nitric oxide linked to endothelial dysfunction promoting platelet activation. In arteriosclerosis, damage reveals collagen, initiating the coagulation cascade and thrombosis via platelet aggregation.

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