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I guess you could say it that way.

I guess you could say it that way. When some researchers say plaque is a "symptom," they might just mean that there is an underlying mechanism that is broken and causing plaque to build up. No one thinks the plaque is good or normal. The real question is why some people get it in the first place and others don't. By analogy, broken bones are a symptom of osteoporosis (chronic brittle bones). No one is saying a broken bone doesn't hurt or shouldn't be fixed, but we've had more success historically by ALSO treating the underlying cause to prevent damage from coming back.

Posted by ignostic on Mar 11, 2015, 11:51 PM

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I guess you could say it that way.

ignosticMar 11, 2015, 11:51 PM

I guess you could say it that way. When some researchers say plaque is a "symptom," they might just mean that there is an underlying mechanism that is broken and causing plaque to build up. No one thinks the plaque is good or normal. The real question is why some people get it in the first place and others don't. By analogy, broken bones are a symptom of osteoporosis (chronic brittle bones). No one is saying a broken bone doesn't hurt or shouldn't be fixed, but we've had more success historically by ALSO treating the underlying cause to prevent damage from coming back.

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