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Figure 3 Plaque erosion. Cross section of a coronary artery containing a stenotic atherosclerotic plaque with an occlusive thrombosis superimposed. The endothelium is missing at the plaque-thrombus interface, but the plaque surface is otherwise intact. Trichrome stain, rendering thrombus red, collagen blue, and lipid colorless. Courtesy of Dr. Erling Falk, Aarhus, Denmark.
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