the plaque that develops from atherosclerosis is made up of
Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis (also known as arteriosclerotic vascular disease or ASVD) is a specific form of arteriosclerosis in which an artery wall thickens as a result of invasion and accumulation of white blood cells (macrophages and foam cells) and proliferation of intimal-smooth-muscle cell creating an atheromatous (fibrofatty) plaque.[1][2]