arterial plaque
Artery-clogging fatty buildup
Arterial plaque is a buildup of fatty deposits, cholesterol, calcium, and cellular debris on the inner walls of arteries.
Over time, plaque hardens and narrows the arteries, restricting blood flow—a condition called atherosclerosis.
When plaque ruptures, it can trigger blood clots that cause heart attacks or strokes: The scan revealed significant arterial plaque in his coronary arteries.
- statinsLipid-lowering pharmaceuticals
- atherosclerosisArterial plaque accumulation disease
- cholesterolWaxy lipid in blood
- bad cholesterolHarmful blood fat
- foam cellsFat-saturated arterial immune cells
triglycerides · inflammation · vascular dementia · fibrin · macrophages · LDL · angiography · calcium deposits · blood flow · stroke · calcification · lipoproteins · lipids · thrombosis · angina · chest pain · angioplasty · heart disease
- residueresidue, buildup, film, scum, grime
- arteriesaorta, coronary, femoral, brachial, carotid
- heart attacksheart attack, myocardial infarction, infarction, coronary thrombosis, troponin
- calcificationscalcification, calcium deposits, calcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, kidney stones
- concretionsnodule, geode, stalactite, stalagmite, pearl
- vascular diseaseatherosclerosis, PAD, occlusion, thrombosis, deep vein thrombosis