Plaque rupture is when the fatty deposit (plaque) that builds up inside blood vessels suddenly breaks. This can be risky as it may lead to a blockage in the blood flow, which can cause a heart attack or stroke. Full definition
But was inflammation relevant to the triggering of actual heart attack — which often occurs when an arterial plaque ruptures and blocks an artery — not just the long process leading up to it? (sciencemag.org)
Their small size — they are 1,000 times smaller than the tip of a single strand of human hair — and «sticky» surfaces enable them to accumulate and be retained within the plaques to facilitate healing and remodeling to block plaque rupture and thrombosis. (newatlas.com)
Cardiologists have well - developed ideas for how plaque rupture works *; see the concept of â $ œvulnerable plaque.â $ Cholesterol and inflammatory cells build up in the coronary arteries over several years. (emoryhealthsciblog.com)