In fact, some doctors reckon the true illness is the narrowing and hardening of the arteries that accompanies this plaque build-up, and that heart attacks are merely the most obvious result.

• 事实上，有些医生认为，真正的疾病是斑块形成引起的动脉狭窄和硬化，而心肌梗塞仅仅是此病最明显的结果。