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Figure 1: .
Macroscopic view of ruptured coronary plaque with intraplaque thrombosis and intraluminal extension. Superficial platelet rich thrombus (pale colour). This lesion would not produce flow limitation, at rest, and may not be detectable on coronary angiography.(High resolution colour slide; reproduced with permission from Professor Michael Davies).
Figure 2: .
Spectrum of acute coronary syndromes. Schematic of the relation between the extent of myocardial necrosis, electrocardiographic markers, and cardiac enzymes (CK-MB and troponins). Troponins provide a more sensitive indicator of myocardial injury with a lower threshold indicating adverse prognostic outcome (troponin T 0.01 ng/dl, troponin I 0.1-0.4 ng/dl depending on assay system), than for myocardial infarction (table 1).
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