arteries
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By suppressing PCSK9, the treatment helps cells remove more cholesterol from the bloodstream, potentially reducing the buildup of fatty plaques inside arteries that can lead to atherosclerosis.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
The key difference is that Takotsubo syndrome does not involve blocked coronary arteries.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
Gyirong had also become one of the main arteries linking Nepal and China.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Major arteries for trade and agriculture across the continent—including the Rhine, Danube and Po—are now at record low levels, disrupting freight transportation, forcing nuclear power plants to shut reactors and eroding agricultural productivity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
There were diseases of the skin, diseases of the bone, diseases of the lung, diseases of the stomach, diseases of the heart, blood and arteries.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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