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Figure 1 Part of an atherectomy specimen derived from a restenotic culprit coronary lesion of a patient with unstable angina, H&E (haematoxylin & eosin) stained frozen section. a: overview, boxed areas are shown in b and c. b: detail of hypercellular myxoid area showing stellate-shaped cells amidst abundant extracellular matrix. c. Detail of atheromatous tissue showing a rim of mononuclear cells near to atheroma (upper part). Magnification 22.5x, reduced by 70% (a) and 172.5x, reduced by 70% (b,c).
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