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Table 2.

Comparison of necrotic core size, number of cholesterol clefts, macrophage infiltration, number of vasa vasorum, and haemosiderin laden macrophages in culprit plaques

Plaque type	Necrotic core (%)	No. cholesterol clefts (%)	Macrophage infiltration of fibrous cap (%)	Mean no. vasa vasorum	Mean no. haemosiderin laden macrophages
Rupture	34 (17)^{Ω, ∋}	12 (12)^*,†	26 (20)^ψ,τ,░	44 (22)^ϕ,‡,∂	18.9 (11)^δ,λ,∉
TCFA	24 (17)	8 (9)	14 (10)^ψ	26 (23)^ϕ	4.4 (3.6)^δ
Erosion	14 (14)^Ω	2 (5)^*	10 (12)^τ	28 (18)^‡	4.3 (4.7)^λ
Stable	12 (25)^∋	4 (6)^†	3 (0.7)^░	13 (9)^∂	5.0 (9.3)^∉
p Value	Ω0.003, ∋0.01	*0.002, †0.04	ψ0.005, τ<0.0001, ░0.0001	ϕ0.07, ‡0.02, ∂0.01	δ0.001, λ<0.0001, ∉0.03

Reproduced with permission from Virmani R et al. Arterioscler Throm Vasc Biol 2000;20:1262–75.