What does it mean to have plaque in the arteries?

Answer 1

Some researchers believe that the initial cause for atheroslerosis stems from some type of bodily response to injury: such as damage to the tunica intima (of the blood vessel) caused by ingestation of poison, hypertension, a bacterial infection, or even damage caused by a physical blow. The irritated endothelium of the blood vessel sets off the body's reactions to repair the damage, which results in clotting and a patch formation of plaque. Visualize how your body forms a scab on your knee, but this process is happening inside of your body within a very small blood vessel (artery). How this plaque may continue to grow is a multi-step process involving many factors such as endothelial cells, chemotactic agents, growth factors, lipoproteins, etc. However, fibrous plaque (athero lesions) is the buildup of collagen and elastin fibers which thickens the tunica intima (innermost lining of the blood vessel). You can look up "atherosclerosis" for more detailed information.

Answer 2

Plaques can rupture or crack open, causing the sudden formation of a blood clot (thrombosis). Atherosclerosis can cause a heart attack if it completely blocks the blood flow in the heart (coronary) arteries

Answer 3

stimulates the cells of the artery wall to produce substances that accumulate in the inner layer. Fat builds up within these cells and around them, and they form connective tissue and calcium. The inner layer of the artery wall thickens

Answer 4

It happens when you try to shove a burger or other greasy foods through your veins and the excess grease sticks to your coronary walls. Or it's when you don't brush your teeth and all that plaque gets in to your blood stream and it finds its way to your heart.

Answer 5

It means that there is a buildup of cholesterol along the walls of the arteries. This plaque causes a narrowing of the artery making less elastic and it can lead to high blood pressure, stroke and heart attacks. The older a person gets, generally the narrower the arteries get.

Answer 6

Eating too many fatty foods, not exercising, obesity, not watching your calorie intake; it is a condition in which fatty substances accumulate on the inner linings off the arteries.

Answer 7

The precipitation of insoluble molecules out of the blood. The most common one is cholesterol (a cyclic fat).

Answer 8

The plaque in the arteries is made from Fat, Cholesterol and Blood Cells. Plaque starts forming when you are in your teens.

Answer 9

plague build up