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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 28.
Published in final edited form as: Atherosclerosis. 2016 Sep 28;254:102–108. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2016.09.069

Fig. 2. Characteristics of the tissues surrounding plaque fissures.

Fig. 2

(A and B) H&E and Mallory’s stained plaque showing hemorrhage (arrows) dissecting the tissue planes between matrix and calcifications. (C) H&E stained plaque with fissure containing a small luminal fibrin thrombus (arrow). (D) Loose matrix (arrow) and thrombus (double arrow) covering the fissure at the luminal surface.