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What This Graphic Really Means (Plain English)

Your blood carries different types of particles that move cholesterol around.
The one that matters most for heart disease? ApoB particles.

Think of ApoB particles (LDL, VLDL, Lp(a), etc.) as tiny delivery trucks driving through your bloodstream.

Here’s the problem:
Some of these trucks are small enough to slip into the artery wall. When too many get inside, especially when there’s inflammation, they cause damage.

That damage attracts your immune system → foam cells form → plaque builds up → arteries narrow → blood flow gets restricted.

In a nutshell:

1. ApoB = the real risk factor

Not “cholesterol,” not “total cholesterol,” not “LDL size.”
The number of ApoB particles matters most.
More trucks = more chances to crash into your artery wall.

2. Inflammation makes everything worse

High blood pressure, smoking, high blood sugar, stress, processed foods — all make the artery walls easier to damage.

3. Lp(a) is the troublemaker cousin

Lp(a) is a genetic lipoprotein that’s extra sticky and drives plaque even faster.

4. Plaque forms slowly over years

ApoB particles sneak in → oxidation + inflammation → foam cells → plaque → atherosclerosis.

This is how heart disease actually develops.

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