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. 2018 Feb 7;3(3):207–214. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2017.5234

Figure 1. Representative Cases of Culprit Plaque Erosion and Culprit Plaque Rupture.

Figure 1.

A and B, Angiogram of a patient with culprit plaque erosion. C and D, Angiogram of a patient with culprit plaque rupture. E, Culprit plaque shows attachment of white thrombus overlying an intact plaque. F, Nonculprit plaque shows a fibrous plaque. G, Culprit plaque shows fibrous cap discontinuity with cavity formation (asterisk). H, Nonculprit plaque shows a lipid-rich plaque with macrophage accumulation (arrowheads).