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. 2021 Apr 10;10(4):865. doi: 10.3390/cells10040865

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Plaques with Disrupted or Intact Fibrous Cap on Optical Coherence Tomography. (A). Mixed white and red thrombus (asterisk) in the left anterior descending (LAD) artery of a patient presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. (B). After aspiration thrombectomy, a disrupted fibrous cap (arrow) with an empty crater (asterisk), typical for the ruptured plaques, is visualized. (C). “Definite” plaque erosion in the LAD artery of a patient presenting with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Irregular plaque surface and predominantly white thrombi (arrows) are noted. (D). “Probable” plaque erosion is detected in a patient presenting non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction by the presence of irregular plaque surface (arrows) without overlying thrombus in the LAD artery.