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Figure 3 Coronary plaque erosion. (A) Shows a low-power view of a coronary artery obstructed by a luminal thrombus (Th) with no established communication with the deep underlying plaque consistent with plaque erosion (Movat Pentachrome, x20). The plaque substrate shows a large lipid pool (Lp) with superficial smooth muscle cells and proteoglycans (bluish-green stain). (B) Eroded lesions with a necrotic core (Nc). There is a non-occlusive luminal thrombus with partial organization. (C) High-power view of the plaque/thrombus (Th) interface in the lesion shown in panel A, showing an absence of endothelium and a substrate rich in smooth muscle cells and proteoglycan matrix (x400). (Figure 3A is reproduced form Kolodgie FD, Burke AP, Farb A, et al. Arherioscler Throm Vasc Biol 2002;22:1642–8. Figures 3B and 3C are reproduced with permission from Kolodgie FD, Burke AP, Wight TN, et al. Curr Opin Lipidol 2004;15:575–82.)
