Thus, since the later-1990s, greater attention is being focused on the "vulnerable plaque."

Thus, greater attention has been focused on "vulnerable plaque" from the late 1990s onwards.

Q. What's the difference between vulnerable plaque and nonvulnerable plaque in arteries?

There's nowhere a patient can go and get checked for vulnerable plaques.

There is so-called vulnerable plaque, the pustules that are ready to burst.

Researchers now think that vulnerable plaque, (see atherosclerosis) is formed in the following way:

Such plaques have been called "vulnerable" plaque.

There are some doubts, however, that better understanding of vulnerable plaques will do much to improve preventive therapy, particularly that with devices.

Since there is no information on how quickly vulnerable plaques form, no one knows how often patients must be screened.

This research has changed the primary focus for heart attack prevention from severe narrowing to vulnerable plaque.