1.   Berglund said his team planned to test larger doses of metoprolol to determine whether they would produce more protection against plaque formation.

2.   Fluvastatin slowed plaque formation in the main segment of the artery while metoprolol acted where the artery divides into branches.

3.   For example, another calcium channel blocker, isradipine, did not slow plaque formation, said Dr. Curt Furberg of Wake Forest Medical School in Winston-Salem, N.C.

4.   Over the long term, smoking damages the protective lining inside blood vessels, making them more susceptible to plaque formation.

5.   Researchers have worked out how cells communicate with each other to coordinate plaque formation.

6.   So are those that suggest chocolate can raise good cholesterol, reduce bad cholesterol and prevent plaque formation near the heart.

7.   Some pathogens found in gum disease can also promote plaque formation, Wu said.

8.   Studies have shown that plaque formation often starts in childhood and the narrowing progresses throughout life.

9.   Their aortas were also examined, through ultrasound, for signs of plaque formation.

10.   An accompanying JAMA editorial notes that other research has suggested cigarette smoke damages cells lining the arteries, making the interior more vulnerable to plaque formation.