date:May 03, 2016
promote atherosclerosis. For a discussion of the process of atherosclerosis and what individual proteins do, see the first reference listed in the Additional Reading section at the end of this article.
The final stage in atherosclerosis occurs when the plaque ruptures, possibly resulting in either a heart attack or stroke. Both the alcohol and polyphenolic compounds in red wine appear to have anticlotting, or antithrombotic, action. When the plaque ruptures, a surface that favours clotting is