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Figure 3 Conceptual model depicting the potential pathophysiologic mechanisms of plaque vulnerability, rupture, and thrombosis. Ox-LDL = oxidized low-density lipoprotein; MMP = matrix degrading metalloproteinases; SMC = smooth muscle cells; TF = tissue factor.





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