arteries
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A heart attack is when one of the coronary arteries becomes blocked.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Plaque may continue accumulating inside the arteries without producing any obvious warning signs.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
Atherosclerosis, the gradual buildup of plaque inside arteries that drives most cardiovascular disease, can begin many years before a person notices any symptoms.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
The Pivdennyi bridge is one of the main arteries across the Dnipro river dividing western and eastern Kyiv.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The autopsy report she later received showed my father had had ninety-percent blockage of the arteries before he died of a heart attack at the age of seventy-four.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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