What is an atheroma?

A. Immediate death of cardiac tissue due to oxygen deprivation
B. A blockage of a coronary artery
C. A blood clot that originates in a vessel in the heart
D. An atherosclerotic plaque
E. A narrowing of the coronary arteries


D. An atherosclerotic plaque

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