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  2. Atherosclerosis: What Men Need to Know About Plaque ... - AOL

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    Plaque build-up often doesn’t cause symptoms, but it can block blood flow to vital organs like your heart. Coronary artery disease occurs when atherosclerosis affects the arteries supplying ...

  3. Atherosclerosis - Wikipedia

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    Peripheral arteries, which supply blood to the legs, arms, and pelvis, also experience marked narrowing due to plaque rupture and clots. Symptoms of the narrowing are pain and numbness within the arms or legs. Another significant location for plaque formation is the renal arteries, which supply blood to the kidneys

  4. Arteriosclerosis - Wikipedia

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    Arteriosclerosis, literally meaning "hardening of the arteries", is an umbrella term for a vascular disorder characterized by abnormal thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity [3] of the walls of arteries; [4] this process gradually restricts the blood flow to one's organs and tissues and can lead to severe health risks brought on by atherosclerosis, which is a specific form of ...

  5. Atheroma - Wikipedia

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    An atheroma, or atheromatous plaque, is an abnormal accumulation of material in the inner layer of an arterial wall. [1] [2]The material consists of mostly macrophage cells, [3] [4] or debris, containing lipids, calcium and a variable amount of fibrous connective tissue.

  6. What Is Heart Disease? Everything You Need to Know - AOL

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    Coronary Artery Disease. Coronary artery disease, or coronary heart disease, is the most common type of heart disease. It occurs when fatty deposits called plaques build up in your arteries ...

  7. 5 Surprising Silent Symptoms of Clogged Arteries - AOL

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    Each year in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 735,000 people have a heart attack and 610,000 people die of coronary heart disease (CHD).

  8. Vulnerable plaque - Wikipedia

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    A vulnerable plaque is a kind of atheromatous plaque – a collection of white blood cells (primarily macrophages) and lipids (including cholesterol) in the wall of an artery – that is particularly unstable and prone to produce sudden major problems such as a heart attack or stroke.

  9. The #1 Way to Unclog Your Arteries Naturally - AOL

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    "Vascular plaque, also referred to as atherosclerosis, can occur in any blood vessel. It is common to find atherosclerotic disease in the heart, brain or in the lower extremities."