Atherosclerosis
How atheroma plaque forms and why the artery stops being a smooth pipe.
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Get the guide by emailA healthy artery is a smooth pipe on the inside. Atherosclerosis begins when LDL cholesterol slips beneath that inner lining and the immune system arrives to clear it. That repair attempt is what, over years, builds the plaque.
This topic covers the full process: from the initial endothelial injury to the plaque that narrows blood flow, and why an unstable plaque is more dangerous than a large one.
