plaque

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The test shows if there are calcium deposits in the heart, which is a proxy for plaque.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

And anyone with extensive plaque, or a score of over 1,000, should try to get their LDL under 55 mg/dl.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

This plaque can restrict blood flow, and under certain conditions, it may rupture and trigger a heart attack or stroke or require urgent medical treatment to restore circulation.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

Today it bears a plaque in English, French and Turkish reading: "The tiles before us are replicas."

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

We came up to the first tower of the bridge, with a plaque proclaiming who had built it; I stopped to read.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini