Atherosclerosis（ AS） plaque is the pathological basis of vascular stenosis. Based on the findings of imaging and pathology

it is believed that AS plaque has similar morphology to the plaque

while the pathological mechanisms of AS plaque such as lipid deposition

inflammatory infiltration

cell proliferation are basically similar to the process of the formation of traditional Chinese medicine（ TCM） plaque. According to this

AS plaque can be called "blood meridian mass". Its basic pathogenesis can be summarized as coagulated phlegm and blood stasis

toxin injury of blood vessel

disharmony of blood and meridian

and the treatment can be used by removing stasis and plaque

detoxification and stabilization of plaque

flourishing meridians and inhibiting plaque and so on. According to the different pathological stages of AS

the combination of disease and syndrome can achieve better results.