1.   As a preventative, aspirin works by preventing build-up around plaque deposits in arteries.

2.   Bristol-Myers and Sanofi co-developed the drug, which works by preventing the buildup of blood-clotting agents around plaque deposits in the arteries.

3.   Gum disease develops when plaque deposits, which are a sticky film of bacteria on the teeth, grow and penetrate beneath the gumline.

4.   Like aspirin, clopidogrel works by preventing the build-up of blood clotting agents around arterial plaque deposits in patients with heart disease.

5.   Like aspirin, clopidogrel works by preventing the build-up of blood-clotting agents around arterial plaque deposits in patients with heart disease.

6.   Plaque deposits eventually can choke off the heart.

7.   Plavix works by preventing the buildup of blood-clotting agents around plaque deposits in the arteries.

8.   The Rotablator is designed to break up tough artery plaque deposits, and often is used in preparation for angioplasty.

9.   Those particles carry cholesterol into the bloodstream and help build plaque deposits in arteries.

10.   Thickening of these arteries in the neck can signal a buildup of artery-clogging plaque deposits in other large vessels, including ones in the heart.