Peter Attia· MD
over time this deposition of cholesterol has two things that can happen it can build up and the artery Lumen starts to narrow narrow which would interrupt the blood flow but all too often probably more often is the deposition of cholesterol in the artery wall and those collections are called plaque that plaque can become very inflamed and rupture and that sets off the coagulation system in the arteries which like a rapidly cause narrowing or obstruction of that coronary artery