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  1. Plaque Buildup in Your Arteries (Animation) - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Plaque is fragile and often rough on the surface making it more likely for blood clots to form. It's possible for large clots to block the flow of blood ...

  2. Carotid plaque imaging spurs innovative care - Mayo Clinic

    Advanced technology allows Mayo Clinic neuroradiologists to assess specific plaque features as well as the degree of luminal stenosis, for improved ...

  3. Mayo Clinic Researchers Find Way to Prevent Accumulation of Amyloid Plaque, a Hallmark of Alzheimer's Disease

    “Amyloid plaques typically accumulate in the brain for many years before patients develop symptoms of Alzheimer's disease,” says Dr. Bu. “Our laboratory is now ...

  4. Carotid plaque imaging: Updating the management of atherosclerotic disease - Mayo Clinic

    Mayo's robust MRI protocols facilitate the detection of specific carotid plaque components associated with ischemic events, even in patients with minimal ...

  5. Cavities and tooth decay - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Plaque forms. Dental plaque is a clear sticky film that coats your teeth. It's due to eating a lot of sugars and starches and not cleaning your teeth well. When ...

  6. Types of psoriasis - Mayo Clinic

    Plaque psoriasis is the most common form of psoriasis. It causes dry, raised patches of skin called plaques. These patches are covered with silver scales and ...

  7. A Study Of Plaque Reduction In PICU Patients Following Oral Care Interventions By Dental Hygienists - Mayo Clinic

    ... plaque accumulation among pediatric patients in the PICU and Pediatric Cardiovascular ICU, using the Ramfjord Plaque Index as an objective measure.

  8. Ptosis after Plaque - Mayo Clinic

    The Ptosis after Plaque Radiotherapy (PtaP) study involves investigation of the effect of plaque radiotherapy surgery on upper eyelid position. The study ...

  9. Arteriosclerosis / atherosclerosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    The plaque can cause arteries to narrow, blocking blood flow. The plaque also can burst, leading to a blood clot. Although atherosclerosis is often considered a ...

  10. Psoriasis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Plaque psoriasis. The most common type of psoriasis, plaque psoriasis causes dry, itchy, raised skin patches (plaques) covered with scales. · Nail psoriasis.