My mom went to a heart doctor and he said that she has an artery clogged in her heart and in her neck. He said it was plaque. She smokes & she says that she's going to quit, she's been trying to eat healthier and she exercises a couple of times a month. Can it be unclogged by surgery or something? Can she die from it?
It seems that they can be unclogged with surgery, but it's a major deal. And yes - you can die from it or worse (there's worse things than dying: living with the aftermath of a stroke can be one of them).
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