The plaque deposits decrease the space through which blood can flow.
Over time, the buildup of plaque deposits can rupture and cause total blockage of the blood flow to the heart.
If his heart rate goes too high, the plaque deposits will dislodge and cause a blockage.
Some plaque deposits are hard on the outside and soft and mushy on the inside.
Aβ42 is the initial and major component of senile plaque deposits.
Over time, the plaque deposits grow large enough to narrow the arteries' inside channels, decreasing blood flow to heart muscle.
Experts now suspect that the most striking effect of such therapy will be to prevent formation of new plaque deposits.
Experts are not sure which plaque deposits pose the greatest risk of causing a heart attack.
They are also likely to develop plaque deposits at an earlier age than people without lupus.
By 1911 Bielschowsky proposed the amyloid-nature of plaque deposits.