1. His doctors said that one artery, called the diagonal branch of the left anterior descending artery, was narrowed by fatty plaque material. 2. His doctors said that one artery, called the diagonal branch of the left anterior descending artery, was narrowed by fatty plaque. 3. If left untreated, large buildups of this fatty plaque eventually can stop the blood flow in the cerebral or coronary arteries, causing a stroke or heart attack. 4. In oxidized form, LDL leads to fatty plaques that clog vessels. 5. In that disease, many genes also contribute to the deposition of fatty plaques within artery walls, in combination with environmental factors. 6. Later studies by others found that cytomegalovirus, a herpes-related virus, is found in the fatty plaque of heart disease patients. 7. The LDL lays down fatty plaque and plugs up arteries while HDL picks up plaque and gets it out of the body. 8. The result is a fatty plaque, which can continue to grow as more cells migrate into it. 9. They appear to stabilize fatty plaques, relax blood vessels and inhibit clotting. 10. Atherectomy involves inserting a device attached to a catheter into a blocked artery to shave off fatty plaque from the vessel wall. |