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Figure 1 Typical discrepancy in atherosclerotic burden between patient with unstable angina (UA) and peripheral artery disease. Right (A) and left (B) coronary angiograms in a patient with UA with a single coronary artery stenosis in the proximal segment of the left anterior descending coronary artery; the C-reactive protein (CRP) level was 57 mg/l and the D-dimer value was 3.7 µg/l. Femoral (C) and tibial (D) angiograms of a patient with peripheral vascular disease with multiple atherosclerotic plaques and occlusions; the CRP level was 3.7 mg/l and the D-dimer value was 107.4 µg/l.
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