Sentences with phrase «of vulnerable plaque»
MRI can discern features of vulnerable plaque, such as a lipid core with a thin fibrous cap.
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The impact of the fatty meal on red blood cells and MPO were new findings, and the authors indicated that «meals enriched in fat may promote destabilization of vulnerable plaques leading to acute myocardial infarction,» the medical term for a heart attack.
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Yet these materials, like tooth enamel, can be vulnerable to the growth of plaque, the sticky biofilm that leads to tooth decay.
«We studied asymptomatic individuals with a low risk of cardiovascular events at baseline and used noninvasive imaging to predict the risk of an event downstream,» said David A. Bluemke, M.D, Ph.D., from the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Md. «This is the first population - based prospective study to determine if vulnerable plaque features by MRI add to the risk of a cardiovascular event beyond the traditional risk factors.»
Even if infections are a primary cause of the plaques, it appears that only some of those who are infected with herpes, chlamydia, spirochetes or yeast may be vulnerable.
This is most commonly due to occlusion (blockage) of a coronary artery following the rupture of a vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque, which is an unstable collection of lipids (cholesterol and fatty acids) and white blood cells (especially macrophages) in the wall of an artery.
Some types of plaque are deemed «vulnerable,» meaning that they are more likely to detach from the artery wall and cause heart attack or stroke.
There are two ultrasound techniques that can help identify vulnerable plaques, but both depend on the use of contrast agents called «microbubbles.»
«Existing state - of - the - art technologies are capable of determining if plaque is present in the arteries, but can't tell whether it's vulnerable.
See, the nerve roots, which are most commonly associated with sciatic pain, are supplied by some of the arteries most vulnerable to atherosclerotic plaque formation.