Why is goog plaque control important?
I think you mean ‘good plaque control’. It’s important because the plaque mentioned is like small scales of stuff that actually cling to the walls of arteries and can build up, especially around any minor obstruction – thus making it a major obstruction. Think of it like a lot of small stones collecting in a stream nd causing the water flow to be restricted. This is what causes ‘hardening of the arteries’ or arteriosclerosis, and can cause heart attacks and strokes, as well as problems to the extremities from blocked blood flow. Same thing. What often happens to cause an attack is that the built-up plaque breaks away and causes a blockage further downstream – which is why cardiac artery stenting carries a risk of heart attack – the stenting to relieve the blockage may cause it to break loose. Plaque blockage and break-away are not to be confused with aneurism, which is a swelling and weakness of an artery, requiring a different surgical approach. So – good plaque control is important s
