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Atherosclerosis News: Crestor slows plaque growth in low-risk patients AstraZeneca Plc's cholesterol drug Crestor significantly slowed build-up of plaque in the main artery supplying blood to the brain compared with a placebo in a two-year study of patients with early stage atherosclerosis at low risk for heart disease. Another Reason Not to Smoke While Pregnant A new Dutch study shows that offspring of women who smoked during pregnancy had a significantly elevated incidence of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) as young adults. Read about... Depression may promote blood vessel plaques Depression appears to increase the development of blood vessel plaques, known as atherosclerosis, a condition that can lead to heart attack, stroke, and a host of other cardiovascular problems, according to a report in the Archives of General Psychiatry.