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Figure 5 The relationship between ESLV wall stress with MMP-9 and macrophage content dichotomized according to the density of positive cells. "N" represents the number of segments analyzed. Regions with more than 10 cells/high power field (hpf) have a threefold increase in regional ESLV wall stress when compared to regions with fewer positive cells.
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