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(A) Scanning electron micrograph of carotid plaque from carotid endarterectomy of a patient with transient ischemic attack not on statins demonstrating intact cholesterol crystals. (B) Scanning electron micrograph of carotid plaque from a patient with transient ischemic attack on statins demonstrating dissolving crystals.
Reproduced with permission from [22].
