Illustration depicting the progression of a narrowed artery leading to Atherosclerosis. A normal artery with normal blood flow is depicted at far left, the artery slowly develops a plaque build up which in eventually restricts blood flow extensively (far

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Illustration depicting the progression of a narrowed artery leading to Atherosclerosis. A normal artery with normal blood flow is depicted at far left, the artery slowly develops a plaque build up which in eventually restricts blood flow extensively (far right).

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