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  1. Assessment of Coronary Plaque Composition - Mayo Clinic

    ... plaque vulnerability. Thus, our study will characterize prospectively the correlation between the functional and structural vascular wall properties, and ...

  2. Periodontitis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Plaque forms on your teeth when starches and sugars in food interact with bacteria commonly found in your mouth. · Plaque can harden under your gumline into ...

  3. New Technologies to Determine Carotid Plaque Vulnerability - Mayo Clinic

    Hypothesis: Identification of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques (with or without neovascularization) using carotid CEUS is an independent predictor of MACE ( ...

  4. Coronary artery disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Plaque can cause the arteries to narrow, blocking blood flow. The plaque also can burst, causing a blood clot. Some causes of atherosclerosis and coronary ...

  5. New Technologies to Determine Carotid Plaque Vulnerability in Patients With Significant Carotid Plaques - Mayo Clinic

    About this study. The researchers are trying to determine if the characterization of "vulnerable" carotid artery plaques can be accomplished with ...

  6. Alzheimer's treatment may need to begin before plaques form - Mayo Clinic News Network

    One of the defining characteristics of Alzheimer's disease is the presence of toxic amyloid plaques that build up in patients' brains.

  7. Brushing your teeth: How often and when? - Mayo Clinic

    Plaque has bacteria in it. After you eat a meal or snack that has sugar, the bacteria in plaque make acids that attack tooth enamel. Enamel is the hard outer ...

  8. Peripheral artery disease (PAD) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Plaque buildup in the arteries also can affect the blood vessels in the heart and brain. Prevention. The best way to prevent leg pain due to peripheral artery ...

  9. High cholesterol - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Sometimes a piece of plaque can break loose and form a blood clot. The clot may cause a heart attack or stroke.

  10. Coronary calcium scan - Mayo Clinic

    This buildup is called plaque. Plaque collects slowly over time, long before there are any symptoms of coronary artery disease. A coronary calcium scan uses ...